Movie
Sacrifice
Overview
For generations the Zhao family has wielded power, until their mortal enemy TU’AN GU slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influence forever. But one Zhao baby survives hidden by CHENG YING the doctor who delivered him. When Tu’an Gu learns of the baby’s escape he seizes every infant in the city, vowing to kill them all unless the Zhao baby is surrendered. As the tyrant’s soldiers arrive at Cheng Ying’s home the frantic doctor hides his wife with their own baby whilst surrendering the Zhao child as his own. But his family is discovered; his baby is presumed to be the Zhao heir and murdered along with his wife for harboring the infant. Now set on revenge Cheng Ying enrolls the Zhao orphan into the service of the Tu’an Gu household, plotting to use him as an instrument of vengeance when he comes of age.
Details
- Release date
- 2010-12-17
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Genres
- History, Drama, Action, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Shanghai Film Group
- Country
- China
- Original language
- ZH
Cast
- Ge You as Yin Cheng
- Wang Xueqi as Tu'an Gu
- Huang Xiaoming as Jue Han
- Fan Bingbing as Mrs. ZhuangJi
- Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo as Shuo Zhao
- Hai Qing as Cheng Ying's wife
- Zhang Fengyi as Gongsun Chujiu
- Arthur Chen as Xin Jun
- Li Dongxue as Ti Miming
- Wang Jinsong as Advisor
- Bao Guo-an as Zhao Dun
- Peng Bo as Prince Ling
Crew
- Chen Kaige - Director
- Ningyu Zhao - Writer
- Zhao Ningyu - Screenplay
- Chen Kaige - Screenplay
- Baoru Ren - Screenplay
- Gao Xuan - Screenplay
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