The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · 105 min
One session at Ritz, Sun, 15 Nov
The Assassin (刺客聂隐娘) is a 2015 wuxia film co-written and directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, starring Shu Qi and Chang Chen. A Taiwanese–Chinese–Hong Kong international co-production, the film is loosely based on the ninth-century Chinese short story "Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing.