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 & 7 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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Genres:

Action | Drama | History

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

29 November 2011 (China)

Also Known As:

White Vengeance

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

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

White Vengeance delivers an epic piece of history slowly

The Asian film market deliver some of the biggest epic action period films in the industry. In addition they usually follow some piece of actual history which is the case in the latest White Vengeance. Will this epic action piece of history live up the normal quality experience they are known for?

White Vengeance follows the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty during the events of the Chu-Han Contention and the Feast at Hong Gate. As expected this film delivers the scope and scale needed to bring this historical story to life. At first the film seems to struggle a bit with too much going on to keep up with itself without getting cluttered in confusion. This seems more due to just too much historical information stuffed into one film. If you are not all that aware of the history, it's a bit hard to follow. If you are aware of it or just able to take the journey and not worry about some aspects then this film works really well. The first half does deliver the action, but still manages to take its own sweet time to develop the characters and direction. The clever nature of the story makes it a bit more than just your average martial arts epic, but instead a clever woven tale that plays like the game of wits. The battles feel as epic as they are intended to be, but still keep a bit of a personal touch as opposed to just the pile of mindless soldiers killing each other.

There is a love story side of this film that just seemed to slow everything down and not all that necessary. This isn't the best of this genre to come along, mostly due to some of it's slow pace and runs a bit longer than it really needed to be, but is entertaining. If you are a fan of the epic martial arts period pieces then you should give this one a try.

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