During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

• DirectorZhang Yimou
• Release14 December 2006
• Genre
  Action / Drama
• Duration1h 54m
• Budget$45,000,000
• Revenue$78,568,977
• Rate
  

  6.844
  777 reviews
• Productions

  Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd., Elite Group Enterprises, Film Partner International, Sony Pictures Classics, Edko Films, Focus Features, Picasso Pictures