The Banquet (2006)

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Country: China
Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Release: 2006-09-15
Director: Feng Xiaogang
Writers: Gangjian Qiu , William Shakespeare , Heyu Sheng
Language: Mandarin
Stars: Ziyi Zhang , Ge You , Daniel Wu , Xun Zhou , Ma Jingwu , Huang Xiaoming , Zhonghe Zhou , Qiusheng Zeng , Xu Xi-Yan , Liu Yanbin
Runtime: 131 min
Awards: 10 wins & 25 nominations
AKA: A bankett (Hungary) , Banket (Serbia) , Убить императора (Russian Federation) , La légende du scorpion noir (France, French Republic) , Der Ruf des Kaisers (Germany) , Legend of the Black Scorpion (United States of America) , The Banquet (Spain) , The Empress (Finland) , Banket (Croatia) , Ye yan , Mustan skorpionin legenda (Finland) , The Banquet (United Kingdom) , Ha'neshef (Israel) , The Banquet (Germany) , Ye yan (China) , 夜宴 (Taiwan) , Банкетът (Bulgaria) , The Empress (Denmark) , Inimigos do Império (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Banquet (Canada) , Deipno dolofonon (Greece) , 女帝　エンペラー (Japan) , The Banquet , Dạ Yến (Vietnam) , Inimigos do Império (Brazil) , The Empress (Sweden) , The Banquet (Netherlands the) , Banquet: 100 dni cesarza (Poland) , La légende du scorpion noir (Belgium)
Plot:
In 907 AD, the Tang Dynasty is in tatters; infighting snarls the imperial family. Crown Prince Wu Luan loves Little Wan, but his father takes her as his Empress. Wu Luan goes into exile, studying dance and music. His uncle murders his father, taking throne and Empress; uncle sends assassins to kill Wu Luan. The Crown Prince eludes death and comes to court. The Emperor arranges for Little Wan’s coronation and dispatches Wu Luan to a distant land; he then calls for a midnight banquet on the 100th day of his rule. Poison, treachery, Wu Luan’s return, and the love of the innocent Qing for Wu Luan set up the final entanglements. No Fortinbras or Horatio lay the dead to rest.
IMDB:tt0465676