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Hero

Yimou Zhang

China, 2002, 98'

2000 years ago, in legendary China, King Quin dreams to impose his power on the whole country and to become the emperor. Broken Sword, Flying Snow and Sky, three warriors with magic powers are decided to thwart his plans and declare a merciless war on Quin. After ten years of fights, the king is still unable to defeat the three warriors. When he is about to concede his defeat, a mysterious visitor named Nameless knocks on the palace doors to tell the king an extraordinary tale. Directed by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou, "Hero" is an extraordinary epic from the producers of "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon".