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Warriors of Heaven and Earth is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama released in USA on 23 september 2003 with Jiang Wen

Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)

Warriors of Heaven and Earth
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Released in USA 23 september 2003
Length 1h54
OriginHong kong
Genres Drama,    Action,    Adventure
Rating62% 3.149523.149523.149523.149523.14952

Warriors of Heaven and Earth is a 2003 Chinese action adventure film directed by He Ping. The film's notable cinematography captures a wide range of landscapes across China's Xinjiang province. It was China's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, though it did not get nominated.

Synopsis

The film is set in western China in 700AD during the Tang Dynasty, and revolves around two protagonists, the first of whom is Lieutenant Li of the Chinese army. Li's refusal to kill Göktürk women and child prisoners is classed as a mutiny, leading him to be expelled from the army and to become a fugitive, traveling through the Gobi Desert. Years later, he is saved by the survivors of a caravan which carries a powerful, mystical relic accompanied by a Buddhist monk. Li protects the caravan from Göktürks as well as the overlord of the region, Master An, who is hired by the Göktürk Khan to seize the relic.

Actors

Jiang Wen

(Lieutenant Li)
Kiichi Nakai

(Lai Qi)
Wang Xueqi

(Master An)
Zhao Wei

(Wen Zhu)
Zhou Yun

(Jue Hui)
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