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The Assassin

2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
6.4 105 mins Taiwan Mandarin Drama, Action, History, Adventure Sil-Metropole Organisation, Media Asia Films

9th century China. Ten 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.

Screening 5 November
The Garden Cinema
14:30
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Thursday, 5 November
The Garden Cinema London
Wednesday, 2 December
The Garden Cinema London

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