The Guillotines

– During the Manchurian-ruled Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yong Zheng established a secret assassination squa..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 52 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
Original Name:
血滴子
The Guillotines (2012) - Also known as 血滴子

During the Manchurian-ruled Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yong Zheng established a secret assassination squad known as the Guillotines to eliminate all who opposed him. Once heavily favored by the Emperor, the Guillotines are deemed expendable once Emperor Qian Long ascends to the throne and adopts Western ideas and technology. To consolidate his power under a new regime, the Emperor continues to use the Guillotines to persecute the conquered Han Chinese in a reign of terror and oppression. Written by Anynomous

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The Guillotines (2012) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Jun 2013

Language:

Mandarin

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Writer:

Oi Wah Lam, Joyce Chan, Yuet-Jan Hui, Peter Tsi, Junli Guo, Koon-Nam Lui

Main Actors:

Xiaoming Huang, Ethan Juan, Purba Rgyal, Tian Gao

Plot:

During the Manchurian-ruled Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yong Zheng established a secret assassination squad known as the Guillotines to eliminate all who opposed him. Once heavily favored by the Emperor, the Guillotines are deemed expendable once Emperor Qian Long ascends to the throne and adopts Western ideas and technology. To consolidate his power under a new regime, the Emperor continues to use the Guillotines to persecute the conquered Han Chinese in a reign of terror and oppression.

Awards:

5 nominations.

Production:

Well Go USA

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
23%
Metacritic:
35%