Near the beginning of the Tang dynasty, in 7th century China, General Shi Yan-sheng is tricked into leaving the crown prince unguarded. The crown prince is murdered by one of his brothers who then becomes emperor. Shi retreats to a monastery, perhaps to hide, perhaps to plan a coup. When his loyal troops as well as the princess he desires are slain, he seeks refuge in a remote, abandoned monastery where an aged abbot schools him with practical, earthy teachings. The emperor's forces pursue Shi: first a woman, then a general seek to overpower him with lust and might. Over the course of the film, the reds of battle give way to blues of meditation.
Iron Jawed Angels
2004
6.8/10
The Safety of Objects
2002
6.5/10
Lucky Them
2013
6.0/10
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
6.4/10
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
1999
6.5/10
Hounddog
2008
6.4/10
A Dry White Season
1989
6.7/10
Strange Weather
2016
5.8/10
Take Out
2008
7.0/10
The Outsider
2002
5.9/10
Hellion
2014
5.9/10
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
7.2/10
On the Edge
2001
6.6/10
Lost in Beijing
2007
6.6/10
Chinese Box
1997
5.8/10
The Souvenir
2019
6.1/10
The Short History of the Long Road
2019
7.0/10
The Hand
2004
7.1/10
Fire with Fire
1986
6.2/10
My Brother the Devil
2012
6.4/10
Not Farewell, Sweet Flesh
1989
10/10
