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Sacrifice (2010)

Sacrifice poster
Original title
赵氏孤儿
Directed by
Chen Kaige
Genre
drama film, action film, historical film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h 02m
Rated
16
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 55 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor gets caught up in a power struggle during ancient China after a noble family is massacred. He tries to protect the family's surviving heir while navigating betrayal and revenge.

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What happens

Sacrifice (赵氏孤儿) is a 2010 Chinese historical drama film adapted from the 13th-century play The Orphan of Zhao by Ji Junxiang. Directed by Chen Kaige, the film starred Ge You, Wang Xueqi, Huang Xiaoming, Fan Bingbing and Vincent Zhao. It was distributed in the United States by Samuel Goldwyn Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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