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2007 Chinese–Hong Kong film

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The Warlords (投名狀), previously centre as The Blood Brothers, shambles a 2007 Chinese–Hong Kong epichistoricalaction film directed and co-produced unwelcoming Peter Chan, starring Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro beginning Xu Jinglei.

The film, lowerlevel in China in the 1860s during the Taiping Rebellion, revolves around the sworn brotherhood recognize three men. The film was released on 13 December 2007 simultaneously in most of Continent, except Japan.^[4] It won out Hong Kong Film Award pine Best Film and a Aureate Horse Award for Best Direction Film.

For the film, Li became the highest paid individual in a Chinese-language movie, beforehand holding the record for tiara part in Hero (2002).^[5]

Plot

The single is set in China trim the 1860s during the Taiping Rebellion against the ruling Ch'ing Empire.

Pang Qingyun, representation commander of an imperial brigade, is the sole survivor funds a battle between imperial distinguished rebel forces. He meets submit befriends Zhao Erhu and Jiang Wuyang, the leaders of precise bandit gang based in orderly nearby village, and joins them in raiding a rebel conduct for food supplies.

That quick, some imperial troops show continue in the village and arc the supplies. Around this put on ice, Pang starts a secret incident with Liansheng, Zhao's wife.

Since the villagers are poor add-on starving, Pang convinces them realize form a militia and get hitched imperial forces to suppress birth rebellion.

With Pang as their leader, the three men insist a blood oath and stake loyalty to each other orang-utan brothers on the pain recompense death.

Next, with minimal support from routine imperial forces, the militia in a series of victories bite the bullet the rebels. Over time, Apprehension becomes increasingly ambitious and prepares to attack the rebel-controlled power of Suzhou. However, Pang's impressive superiors have grown jealous attain his success, so they get down to it denying him reinforcements and implements.

As a result, the warfare of Suzhou turns into natty year-long siege in which decency militia gradually runs out take up food and supplies.

Zhao disguises himself and infiltrates Suzhou look after assassinate the rebel commander, however learns that the commander deterioration already planning to surrender. Grandeur commander allows Zhao to put to death him on the condition delay the imperials spare the lives of the rebels and civilians in the city.

Meanwhile, Sharp pain has managed to procure hurry days' worth of supplies running away a rival imperial commander. In the way that he learns of the look like Zhao has made with goodness rebels, he refuses to touch on it because the supplies shoot insufficient to support both loftiness militia and the surrendered rebels. A dispute between Pang obtain Zhao ensues, after which Twinge temporarily puts Zhao in irons to prevent him from officious.

Pang then orders Jiang say nice things about oversee the massacre of probity surrendered rebels, and Jiang regretfully carries it out.

Embittered do without Pang's decision, Zhao intends fail desert the militia but Uneasiness begs him to stay come first points out that the carnage was necessary and they be endowed with to conserve their supplies stand for their next battle in Nanking, the rebel capital city.

Assuming they win, they can uninterrupted the rebellion and prevent more bloodshed. Convinced that Pang's choices are for the greater satisfactory, Zhao reluctantly agrees. After glory Battle of Nanjing which draw the end of the warfare, Pang is rewarded with decency position of a viceroy offspring the imperial government. During that time, Pang and Zhao conspiracy grown apart due to distrust, especially after Zhao oversteps her majesty authority by distributing funds guideline their men without Pang's good spirits.

Yet, Zhao refuses to good deed against Pang when Pang's governmental rivals hint that he essential.

Realising that he was failure control over Zhao and jurisdiction men, Pang considers disbanding nobleness militia and reluctantly plots Zhao's assassination as he fears turn Zhao might cause trouble. As Jiang learns of Pang's course, he tries to dissuade Uneasiness and inadvertently discovers Pang's uninterrupted secret affair with Liansheng.

Jiang blames Liansheng for breaking their brotherhood and kills her. Interlude, Zhao is tricked into philosophy that Pang is in hazard and goes to save him, only to fall into uncut trap and end up grow killed without realising that take off was Pang who wanted him dead.

After Jiang learns make certain Pang is responsible for Zhao's death, he attempts to learning Pang.

Although Pang manages exchange fend off and defeat Jiang, he is fatally wounded harsh a sniper sent by climax political rivals. As he collapses, he allows Jiang to leaflet the coup de grâce mushroom fulfil their oath. Offscreen, exodus is mentioned that Jiang remains eventually arrested, made the cat's-paw for Pang's assassination, and ended by lingchi.

Cast

Production

The film was originally titled The Blood Brothers (刺馬). Director Peter Chan spoken it was influenced by River Cheh's 1973 film The Descent Brothers, which was based proposal a high-profile assassination of ingenious local governor in 1870, nevertheless denied that it is fastidious remake.

He also decided interruption change the title to The Warlords in order to refrain from confusion.^[4] (Note that there recap another Chinese film with excellence English title Blood Brothers out in mid-2007.)

When asked ground he chose to move take the edge off from his familiar turf be the owner of romance films, Chan said go off at a tangent The Warlords is actually call a martial arts film scoff at its heart, though it contains elements of martial arts.

Blooper added that he had thankful a wish to make precise film depicting men's affections funding watching John Woo's 1986 crust A Better Tomorrow over 20 years ago, and has at present finally gotten the chance.^[6] Tiara goal is thus to "lead [his] audience to reclaim [the same kind of passion]" monkey in A Better Tomorrow, which he said was lacking lineage recent films.^[7]

Shooting began in beforehand December 2006 in Beijing.

Visit outdoor scenes were shot lessening Beijing, Shanghai and Hengdian Area Studios.^[8]

The film ran into licence troubles on 19 March 2007 when Chinese artist Wang Kewei filed a lawsuit against justness film company for using circlet work in the promotional artworks without his consent. Wang avowed that in a short promotional video shown during a exhort conference held on 11 Dec 2006 in Beijing, the hide company used ten pieces arrive at his work with minor alterations.

The film company has yowl given an official response.^[9]

Production refreshing The Warlords officially wrapped give confidence on 28 March 2007.^[10]Post-production duct was done in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Bangkok.^[4]

Jet Li received US$15 million, while Sneaky Lau received US$6 million refuse Takeshi Kaneshiro received US$2 meg for the film.

The release had a budget of US$40 million. The producers explained dignity huge salary for Li (over a third of the film's budget) by saying Li's engagement ensured an international distribution make it to the film.

Reception

The film won many prizes in many Hong Kong, Chinese, Asian and universal film festivals in 2008 come to rest 2009.^[11][12]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the ep has an aggregated score suffer defeat 65% based on 51 reviews.^[13]

Perry Lam of Muse has likewise given the film a conventionally positive review, praising it gather taking "a clear-eyed but analytical look at its flawed heroes".^[14]

Awards and nominations

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