Brotherhood Of Blades
Filmfest 2015
(XIU CHUN DAO)
China 2014
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: Mandarin)
German Premiere
Director: Lu Yang
Section: Spotlight
This masterful kung fu thriller narrates the fate of three Jinyiwei (secret service agents in the Emperor's court) involved in the power struggle of the late Ming Dynasty, when they each have to protect their loved ones and their own lives from the top power.
IM Global
Director/co-writer Lu Yang has created a world without traditional heroes or virtues, a place of corruption and compromise in which everyone has a price and an ulterior motive. The film is set in 1627, towards the end of the Ming dynasty, when a young emperor decides to end the influence of all-powerful eunuch Wei and purge his supporters. Wei is a real historical character: Lu Yang and co-writer Chen Shu have re-imagined his fate and created a storyline around him.
Philippa Hawker, Sydney Morning Herald
Cast: Chen Chang, Shishi Liu, Qianyuan Wang, Dongxue Li, Yuan Nie
Credits
Screenplay: Chen Shu, Lu Yang
Director of Photography: Han Qiming
Film Editor: Yiran Tu, Liyun Zhu
Composer: Nathan Wang
Production Designer: Yu Zhao
Costume Design: Tingting Liang
Sound: Emma Long, Xiong Yi
Producer: Wang Donghui, Ling Hong, Zhao HaiCheng
Production Company: China Film Co.,Ltd
World Sales: IM Global
Distributor: Pandastorm Pictures GmbH
Director: Lu Yang
