Sacrifice

2010 2h 8m ZH

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6.0

MID

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70%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

⭐

6.2

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 57🍅70%Rotten Tomatoes●57Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 2,586

HistoryDramaActionThriller

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ge You
Yin Cheng
Wang Xueqi
Tu'an Gu
Huang Xiaoming
Jue Han
Fan Bingbing
Mrs. ZhuangJi
Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo
Shuo Zhao
Hai Qing
Cheng Ying's wife
Zhang Fengyi
Gongsun Chujiu
Arthur Chen
Xin Jun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chen Kaige
Writers: Chen Kaige, Zhao Ningyu, Ningyu Zhao
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chen Kaige, shot by Yang Shu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Derek Hui Wang-Yu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Ge You and Wang Xueqi and Huang Xiaoming carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1726738 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chen Kaige directs. Yang Shu behind the camera. Derek Hui Wang-Yu cuts. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Chen Kaige, shot by Yang Shu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Derek Hui Wang-Yu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ge You and Wang Xueqi and Huang Xiaoming carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1726738 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.