• The Assassin

    Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
    Taiwan/China, Hong Kong | 120 minutes | Awards Buzz-Best Foreign Language Film

  • The Assassin

    Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
    Taiwan/China, Hong Kong | 120 minutes | Awards Buzz-Best Foreign Language Film

  • The Assassin

    Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
    Taiwan/China, Hong Kong | 120 minutes | Awards Buzz-Best Foreign Language Film

  • The Assassin

    Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
    Taiwan/China, Hong Kong | 120 minutes | Awards Buzz-Best Foreign Language Film

  • The Assassin

    Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
    Taiwan/China, Hong Kong | 120 minutes | Awards Buzz-Best Foreign Language Film

In this ravishingly beautiful tale of 9th-century China from the director of Flight of the Red Balloon, an assassin returns to her home province with orders to kill its military governor — her cousin. Winner: Best Director, Cannes.

film details

Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Producers: Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chin Yiqi, Peter Lam, Lin Kufn, Gou Tai-chiang, Tung Tzu-hsien
Screenwriter: Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chu Tien-wen, Hsieh Hai-meng, Zhong Acheng
Cinematographers: Mark Lee Ping Bing
Editor: Huang Chih-chia, Liao Ching-song
Music: Lim Giong
Cast: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Zhou Yun, Juan Ching-tian
Original Language Title: Nie Yinniang
Country: Taiwan/China, Hong Kong
Language: Mandarin
Year: 2015
Running Time: 120 minutes
Awards: Best Director, Soundtrack Award, Cannes
Display Format: DCP

2016 PS Film Festival