White Vengeance (2011)

White Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Lee

Writer:

Daniel Lee

Stars:

Shaofeng Feng, Leon Lai, Hanyu Zhang

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shaofeng Feng	...	Xiang Yu
Leon Lai	...	Liu Bang
Hanyu Zhang	...	Zhang Liang
Anthony Chau-Sang Wong	...	Fan Zeng
Yifei Liu	...	Yu Ji
Jordan Chan	...	Fan Kuai
Andy On	...	Han Xin
Qing Xiu	...	Xiao He
Haifeng Ding	...	Xiang Zhuang
Xiangdong Xu	...	Xiang Bo (as Xiang Dong Xu)
Zhi-Hui Chen	...	Xiahou Ying
Kuan Tai Chen	...	Bearded warrior
Huinan Zhao	...	King Huai II of Chu
Qing Jia	...	Female assassin
Wenting Sun	...	One of the Nangong Sisters (as Wen-Ting Sun)

Storyline

White Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos. Liu Bang (Leon Lai) and Xiang Yu (Feng Shaofeng), became leaders of the rebellious army, and also became sworn brothers in battle. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are close friends who both serve King Huai of Chu. King Huai uses a plot, saying that whoever can subvert the Qin kingdom in Guanzhong would be the Lord Qin, in order to benefit from the competition between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. Xiang Yu is over-confident. He fights against the main force of Qin army, and entrusts Liu Bang with Yu Ji (Liu Yifei), the woman he loves. Liu Bang expresses his love to Yu Ji and takes the chance to invade Guanzhong first when most of Qin army is outside fighting against Xiang Yu's army. Xiang Yu is furious & betrayed when he found it. Xiang planned to kill Liu at a banquet held in Hong Men, during which Zhang ...

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | kung fu | ancient china | based on true story | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Goofs

The game that plays and important role in the movie is called 'weiqi' by the characters and Zhang Liang explains at the banquet that to play blindfolded one has to remember the current state of the each of the 361 (19x19) possible positions. This however, refers to the version of the game made popular several centuries later. The movie is set in late 3rd century BC, when the game was called 'yi' and was played on 17x17 board.

User Reviews

The best Chinese historical epic ever

This movie reminds me the classics by Akira Kurosawa. It contains a big surprise at the end. White Vengeance is about two Qin dynasty military strategists trying to trick opponents by using human weakness(..and more). Though it's not truthfully based on the well-known Qin dynasty story, the action moves on smoothly and maintains the suspense quite well. See it to believe and see it to appreciate the old Chinese wisdom.

Quote from Sun Tze's The Art of War:

Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy's plans; the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy's forces; the next in order is to attack the enemy's army in the field; and the worst policy of all is to besiege walled cities.

Therefore the skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.

Details

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

29 November 2011 (China)

Also Known As:

White Vengeance

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$992,195

Company Credits

Production Co:

Visualizer Film Productions, Starlight International Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1