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Here are some useful notes to know before watching about the Sil-Metropole Organisation, Central Motion Picture Corporation, SpotFilms drama flick. The Assassin starring Chang Chen, Shu Qi, Zhou Yun, Satoshi Tsumabuki has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min. The release date of the movie is October 16th, 2015. The movie received a user score of 64/100 on TMDb, which represents input from reviews from 544 active users.
Need a quick rundown of the movie? Here's the plot: "9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings."
