The Guillotines (2012)

Original title

血滴子

Directed by

Andrew Lau

Genre

action film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A secret imperial squad known as The Guillotines uses flying guillotines to enforce the emperor's will. The group faces internal conflict and must decide where their loyalties lie.

intensevisceralgrittyfast-paceddramaticviolenthistoricalatmospheric

What happens

The Guillotines is a 2012 wuxia drama film directed by Andrew Lau, starring Huang Xiaoming, Ethan Juan, Shawn Yue, Li Yuchun and Jing Boran. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, it is a remake of the 1975 Shaw Brothers film Flying Guillotine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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