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A lone hero comes to the rescue of a village about to be overrun by a marauding army in this historical epic from Hong Kong. In the year 370 B.C., China has been torn apart by a handful of warring fac... read more read more...tions, and the Zhao State has set out on a long march to invade and conquer the Yan State. En route, the ten thousand-strong Zhao army will pass through the town of Liang City, home to four thousand souls. Led by Lord Liang (Wang Zhiwen), an ineffectual and alcoholic leader, the people of Liang City fear the worse, and beg the warriors of the Mozi clan to come to their aid in protecting the city. As Zhao general Xiang Yanzhong (Ahn Sung-ki) and his men loom on the horizon, a single Mozi fighter, Ge Li (Andy Lau), arrives in Liang City; while the townspeople are certain the battle is already lost, Li is a brilliant strategist, and convinces the handful of Liang soldiers that they can indeed fend off the Zhao invaders. With the help of Liang cavalry woman Yi Yue (Fan Bingbing) and Zi Tuan (Nicky Wu), a master of the bow and arrow, Li is able to fight the Zhao soldiers to a standstill; however, Lord Liang is humiliated by the success of the interloper, and his right-hand man (Wu Ma) plants seeds of doubt in the villagers' minds about their new champion. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 2 hr. 11 min.

Directed by: Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung

Release Date: November 23, 2006

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DVD Release Date: April 2, 2007

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  • aliyanto
    April 16, 2007
    aliyanto
    Being misunderstood is really common this love-lacked world!
  • fb6025506
    February 7, 2008
    fb6025506
    Better than what I expected; apart from the the understandably not-up-to-Hollywood-blockbusters CGI and the, in my opinion, unnecessary love plot, I felt the story was very solid and stayed true to its central theme.
  • envel2
    November 24, 2009
    envel2
    Enjoyed the many fighting maneuvers!
  • nstanosheck
    December 9, 2007
    nstanosheck
    Very good historical drama that tugs at your heart strings. A Chinese period piece that does not pull any punches to the cost of war.

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Anton Bitel
March 24, 2008
Anton Bitel, Eye for Film

Cheung's film concentrates not so much on fighting itself as the question of what fighting is for, and whether it can ever be justified. Full Review

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