Curse of the Golden Flower

(2006)

★ 6.9 IMDb · 849 votes

Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy

Year: 2006

Runtime: 114 мин

Country: China, Hong Kong

Director: Чжан Имоу

Cast: Чоу Юнь-Фат, Гун Ли, Джей Чоу, 刘烨, Цинь Цзюнь Цзе, Li Man, 倪大红, Чэнь Цзинь, 葛思然, 郭九龍

Plot

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

A Chinese emperor (Chow Yun-Fat) returns to his palace to discover his wife (Gong Li) is having an affair with her stepson, the Crown Prince (Ye Liu), who is himself actually in love with the Imperial doctor's daughter. In the lead up to the Chong Yang festival, an army of golden-plated warriors lay siege to the palace.