The 19th century is coming to an end. Prince Regent of a Falling Dynasty Qing orders a mass execution of an entire clan Maine. Before being beheaded in a crowded Beijing market, the clan leader Maine vows that his family will take revenge for this travesty of justice. A five-year-old boy awaiting death Erkuy from the clan Maine bravely sings the aria. The strength and purity of his voice touched the audience, including the master's opera star Yu Shenina and his seven year old student Guan Yilong. Touched master Yu saves a boy and two orphans, Yilong и Erkuy, become sworn brothers.
Years have passed. Master Yu wins the coveted gold plaque “Daushena”, an award from the Prince Regent, but then loses it in a fight with his main rival, the master Yue Jiantian. Banished from the stage after losing his prize, the master Yu spends time teaching Iluna и Erkuya Peking opera and martial arts and improving their skills. When the boys become men, they head to Shanghai for a rematch and reclaim the plaque from the master. Yue.
Upon arriving in Shanghai, they quickly defeat the master Yue, returning not only the plaque, but also becoming the new masters of the opera troupe Yue. Almost overnight they become a sensation on the Shanghai opera stage along with the master's protégé and mistress Yue - a wonderful actress Xi Mulan. But soon their shared past catches up with them, and all three find themselves in a tangled web of love, passion, deception and betrayal. Ultimately it all ends in tragedy.
Source: FilmSmash
We'll wait for the movie. Thanks for the news. )))
Fight director Sammo Hungg?
He is.
Oh, how I don’t like that last sentence... Will everyone die at the end of the movie again?!! Ugh... :(