Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Original language
Mandarin
Setting
Shaanxi
Québec / French
Québec classification
13 years and over
Classification date
May 5, 2000
Trailer
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Festival History
- AFI Fest 1999 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1999 generic
- National Board of Review 1999 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1999 generic
Titles
| Québec French title | L'Empereur et l'assassin | |
| Translated title | The Emperor and the Assassin | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | The Assassin | |
| Alternate title | The First Emperor |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Mandarin) |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
