ICFS and Subway Cinema present “The Assassin” (2015)

Part of Flying Sword Heroes: Gravity-Defying Tales from Taiwan Film Festival

Directed by: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Starring: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun

Shu Qi, a Taiwanese actress and longtime veteran of the Hong Kong film industry, plays a veteran assassin towards the end of the Tang Dynasty, less than a single human lifetime away from when the grandeur of that dynasty would disappear, taking all its elegant refinements with it. She’s been trained from birth to K*ll for her masters, but now a sense of justice and mercy is beginning to compromise her K*ll count, making her wonder if the people who polish mirrors and repair robes might be more deserving of justice and mercy than the rich people who order her around. Made with meticulous attention to realism in its combat, clothes, and furniture, this is a gem of a movie, crafted, refined, and polished until it gleams.

FREE Admission (tickets must be reserved in advance online, or at the Box Office)

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