Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
(1991)
★ 6.3 IMDb · 8 votes
Year: 1991
Runtime: 110 мин
Country: China
Director: 田壮壮
Cast: Цзян Вэнь, 徐帆, 刘晓庆, Zhu Xu, 丁嘉丽, Tian Shaojun, Лю Бинь, Niu Xingli
Plot
Set against the backdrop of the Boxer Rebellion and the takeover of the Forbidden City by foreign powers, the empress-dowager Cixi and her notorious chief eunuch fight a losing battle to preserve their corrupt and autocratic regime.