The Banquet International Trailer

From director Feng Xiao Gang and star Zhang Ziyi comes this visually stunning epic drama. The Banquet has been described as a loose adaptation of "Hamlet"; it is a tale of fate and revenge set in 10th century China. A new Emperor has usurped the throne through murder. Zhang Ziyi plays the widowed Empress, who marries the new Emperor (Ge You) only to protect herself, but also secretly plots his death with the help of the Crown Prince ( Daniel Wu ) and the Chief Minister (Ma Jingwu). Yet the ...

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YouTube | November 24, 2006

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