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Summary:
Hero is two-time Academy Award nominee Zhang Yimou's directorial attempt at exploring the concept of a Chinese hero. During the peak of their Warring States period, China was divided into seven kingdoms all fighting for supremacy. Most determined to dominate China was the kingdom of Qin, whose king (Chen Daoming) was wholly obsessed with becoming the first emperor of China. Thou... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Jet Li - (Nameless)
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - (Broken Sword)
Maggie Cheung - (Flying Snow)
Chen Daoming - (The King of Qin)
Zhang Ziyi - (Moon)
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Review:
Highlighted by a pageant of breathtaking images, Zhang Yimou's exhilarating Hero is at once an epic historical tale, a rousing action movie, and an intimate romance. Comparisons to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will be inevitable for Western audiences, and while the two films share a similarly romantic take on the "wuxia" g... Continue >>

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