Description

A spectacular, dazzling and bloody martial arts re-imagining of Shakespeare’s legendary Hamlet, ‘The Banquet’ is and epic tale of revenge, violence and betrayal. Locked in a loveless marriage Empress Wan (international superstar Ziyi Zhang) is desperate to keep her forbidden love for Prince Wu Luan (Daniel Wu), from a family divided by cruelty and oppression. When the Emperor suddenly dies, his conniving younger brother Li takes up the throne forcing Wan to marry him. Convinced that this is the only way to protect all she loves from being destroyed by this new power hungry tyrant, Wan agrees. But Wu Luan refuses to see his love snatched away through such evil, greed and deception. After repeated attempts on his life amid furious confrontations with the new Emperor’s imperial assassins, Wu Luan resolves to return to the palace and take revenge for himself, his beloved and a nation in the grip of a murderous madman. Featuring astonishing, career-topping action from the infamous Yuen Wo Ping (‘Kill Bill’, ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’) and a cast featuring some of Asia’s most acclaimed cinema icons, ‘The Banquet’ is like no other epic you have ever witnessed.

Director: Xiaogang Feng
Cast: Ziyi Zhang,You Ge,Daniel Wu,Xun Zhou,Jingwu Ma
Language: Manadarin
Subtitles: English
Wins: Venice Film Festival,Hong Kong Film Awards,Golden Horse Film Festival,Asia-Pacific Film Festival,Asian Film Awards,Bangkok World Film Festival
Nominations: Asian Film Awards,Hong Kong Film Awards,Golden Horse Film Festival