Sacrifice

Sacrifice2010

16 Film · History, Drama, Action, Thriller · 128 min · Dec 17, 2010 Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film Awards: wins 1, nominations 0
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For generations the Zhao family has wielded power, until their mortal enemy TU’AN GU slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influence forever. But one Zhao baby survives hidden by CHENG YING the doctor who delivered him. When Tu’an Gu learns of the baby’s escape he seizes every infant in the city, vowing to kill them all unless the Zhao baby is surrendered. As the tyrant’s soldiers arrive at Cheng Ying’s home the frantic doctor hides his wife with their own baby whilst surrendering the Zhao child as his own. But his family is discovered; his baby is presumed to be the Zhao heir and murdered along with his wife for harboring the infant. Now set on revenge Cheng Ying enrolls the Zhao orphan into the service of the Tu’an Gu household, plotting to use him as an instrument of vengeance when he comes of age.

Chen Kaige
Director, Screenplay
Zhao Ningyu
Screenplay
Baoru Ren
Screenplay

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Mark Olsen · Los Angeles Times 50.00/100.00

Sacrifice is mostly a melodrama concerned with deception, betrayal and just what makes a family. It is handsomely done and well-acted, but it lacks real energy or purpose.

equinoxia 2.00/10.00

i believe that fully 60% of all chinese movies are what they call "sweeping dramas" or "epic dramas." why is that? it all gets to be a bit much sometimes, don't you think? i wish they would stop taking themselves so seriously...lighten up, for god's sake. which pretty much is the sum total of my feelings on this movie. that, and i'm a Bigbig Fan of Bingbing Fan.

Jeannette Catsoulis · The New York Times 50.00/100.00

It's tough to care about characters who spend most of their lives obsessing over the violent deaths of others.

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