Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)

Original title

龍門飛甲

Directed by

Tsui Hark

Genre

action film, adventure film, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

16

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 244 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three years after the events at Dragon Gate Inn, a group of travelers gather at the same desert inn. They include a swordsman, a disguised fugitive, and agents of the corrupt Ming court, all with secret motives. The film follows their escalating conflicts and betrayals within the inn's walls.

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What happens

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (simplified Chinese: 龙门飞甲; traditional Chinese: 龍門飛甲) is a 2011 wuxia film directed by Tsui Hark, starring Jet Li, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Li Yuchun, Gwei Lun-mei, Louis Fan and Mavis Fan. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film is a remake of Dragon Gate Inn (1966) and New Dragon Gate Inn (1992) but takes place three years after the original setting. Shooting for the film started on 10 October 2010 and it was filmed in 3-D. The film was screened out of competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. It was nominated for eight awards at the 2012 Asian Film Awards and won two: Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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