The Last Supper
Filmfest 2013
(WANG DE SHENGYAN)
China 2012
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: Mandarin)
German Premiere
Director: LU Chuan
Section: Spotlight
Yu is a young noble man: handsome, brave, admired. Commander of the era's most powerful army, he leads the revolt against the cruel Qin dynasty. Yu recognizes great potential in Liu, a peasant, and gives him command of 5000 soldiers. Liu breaks an agreement with Yu by entering and ransacking the Qin capital alone. The Qin dynasty falls and Yu rules. Wary of treachery, his advisers plot to kill Liu at a great banquet, but the emperor spares his life. From this 'last supper', Liu will wage war against Yu. Xin, an adviser to Yu, joins him. Defeated, Yu commits suicide on the battlefield rather than submit to capture. Yu is dead, but now Xin is a threat. Liu imprisons then releases him, but broods about having spared Xin's life as Yu spared his... Xin too must die. Emperor Liu has finally reached his goal. But his soul remains deeply troubled – haunted by the ghosts of his betrayals, unable to find peace in the position he dreamed of and fought ruthlessly to achieve…
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Cast: LIU Ye, Daniel Wu, CHANG Chen, QIN Lan, SHA Yi
Credits
Screenplay: Chuan Lu
Director of Photography: Li Zhang
Film Editor: Yijia Liu
Composer: Tong Liu
Production Designer: Haozhong Chen, Tianhang Lu
Costume Design: Xuebing Chen, Jiani Zhong
Sound: Bo Wen
Producer: QUIN Hong
Co-Producer: HAN Sanping, LU Chuan
Production Company: Beijing Chuanfilms Co., Ltd
World Sales: Wild Bunch
Director: LU Chuan
