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Enigmatic and often mesmerizing, super-saturated with color, drawn like a still plain ripped by brief, unexpected gusts of wind—The Assassin is one of the most flat-out beautiful movies of the last decade...
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8...a second viewing will probablybe in the cards as other aspects of the film are simple stunning to behold.
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8...a visually sumptuous tale of love and honour, politics and social ritual...
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8...är för all del en martial arts-film i klassisk stil...
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5Cinematografien er fænomenal, og antallet af billedskønne skud bliver kun højere, jo længere man kommer ind i filmen. Skuespillet er også imponerende veludført...
Read full review at Cinemazone 8Hou Hsiao-Hsien mestrer (...) at fortælle maksimalt med minimalistiske virkemidler, og hans take på wuxia-genren er dybt egensindigt.
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8...utnyttjar i gengäld den digitala teknikens distinkta klarhet till dess absoluta maximum.
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What is The Assassin about? 
In 9th century China, a 10-year-old girl named Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who trains her in martial arts and transforms her into an exceptional assassin. Nie Yinniang is tasked with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors, but when she fails in a mission, she is sent back to her birthplace to kill the man she was promised to marry - her cousin Tian Ji'an, who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, Nie Yinniang must confront her parents, her memories, and her long-repressed feelings while facing a difficult choice: sacrifice the man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins.
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When was The Assassin released in theaters?
The Assassin was released in theaters on October 9, 2015.
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