Release Date: 1/12/2007
Running Time: 114mins
China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns with his second son, Prince Jie (Jay Chou), to celebrate the holiday with his family despite the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Gong Li). For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Xiang (Liu Ye), her stepson, have had an illicit affair. Feeling trapped, Prince Xiang dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan (Li Man), the Imperial Doctor’s daughter. Price Jie, the faithful son, worries over the Empress’s health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. Could she be headed down an ominous path? Meanwhile, The Emperor harbors clandestine plans that only the Imperial Doctor (Ni Dahong) is privy to. When the Emperor senses a looming threat, he relocates the doctor’s family from the Palace. While they are en route, mysterious assassins attack them. Chan and her mother, Jiang Shi (Chen Jin), are forced back to the palace. Their return sets off a tumultuous sequence of dark surprises. Amid the glamour and grandeur of the Chong Yang Festival, ugly secrets are revealed. As the Imperial Family continues its elaborate charade, thousands of golden armored warriors charge the palace. Who is behind this brutal rebellion? Where do Prince Jie’s loyalties lie? Against a moonlit night, thousands of chrysanthemums are trampled as blood spills across the Imperial Palace. Between love and desire, is there a final winner?
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