The Assassin [刺客聶隱娘]
- Release Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Action
- Drama
- History
- Directed By
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
9th century China. 10-year-old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.
