Shadow
(2018)
★ 6.7 IMDb · 470 votes
Year: 2018
Runtime: 116 мин
Country: China, Hong Kong
Director: Чжан Имоу
Cast: Дэн Чао, 孫儷, Чжэн Кай, Ван Цянь Юань, 王景春, Ху Цзюнь, Гуань Сяо Тун, Лео У, Feng Bai, 李卓扬
Plot
In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a shadow, a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.
Set during China's Three Kingdoms era (AD 220-280). The story of a great king and his people, who will be expelled from their homeland and will aspire to claim it. The king, violent and ambitious, of mysterious methods and motives; his general, a visionary who yearns to win the final battle but needs to prepare his plans in secret; the women of the palace, who struggle to find redemption in a world where they have no place; and a commoner called "Lord of all the world", will be the characters around who turn the inexorable forces of this story.