In 9th century China, 10-year-old NIE Yin-niang, a general’s daughter, is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts and transforms... More

In 9th century China, 10-year-old NIE Yin-niang, a general’s daughter, is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts and transforms her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man she was promised to - a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings. A slave to the orders of her mistress, NIE Yin-niang must choose to sacrifice the man she loves or to break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins.  Close