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Hero
2002 - Zhang Yimou - 98 mins - Hong Kong/China/USA
Fri 10 Jun 2005 at 8.30pm
Astor Cinema, Scariff
Storyline: From the director of House of Flying Daggers comes this sumptuous visual treat. At the height of China’s Warring States period, the country was divided into seven kingdoms, each fighting ruthlessly for supremacy. The Kingdom of Qin was the most determined of all, and the Qin King had long been the target of assassins throughout the other six states. Of all the would-be killers, none inspired as much fear as the three legendary assassins, Broken Sword, Flying Snow and Sky. To anyone who defeated the three assassins, the King of Qin promised great power, mountains of gold and a private audience with the King himself. For ten years no one came close to claiming the prize. So when the enigmatic county sheriff, Nameless, comes to the palace bearing the legendary weapons of the slain assassins, the King is impatient to hear his story. Sitting in the palace, only ten paces from the King, Nameless tells his earth-shattering tale of love, honour and duty, a story that moves beyond the reaches of history; a story about what it means to be a hero.
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