The Assassin (2015)

The Assassin (2015) - Drama Movies 105 minutes. Nie Yin Niang, המחסלת, Cìkè Niè Yǐnniáng, The Assassin, The assassin, The assassin, 자객 섭은낭, The Assassin Lady Nie. 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. assassin, tang dynasty, wuxia, slow cinema, 7th century