In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.
Director
Chen Kaige
Production
Hahn Shin Corporation, Le Studio Canal+
Cast
Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, Sun Zhou, Chen Kaige, Pan Changjiang, Zhao Benshan, Ding Haifeng, Zhou Xun, Lü Xiaohe, Kong Qinsan, Gu Yongfei, Li Qiang, Li Hongtao, Wang Qianyuan, Han Dong