Based on a Pei Xing’s short story "Nie Yinniang," the plot is deceptively simple yet told with labyrinthine complexity. Yinniang is taken as a child by a nun (Sheu Fang-yi) and trained to be an assassin. Her final test: return to her home province and kill the man to whom she was once betrothed, the military governor Tian Ji’an (Chang Chen).

The camera is often placed behind obstacles—vines, pillars, gauze curtains—creating a sense of voyeurism. We are peeking into a private world, observing history from a hidden corner. This technique, known as "deframing," forces the audience to lean in, to search for the characters within the composition of the set design.

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The film is loosely based on the Tang Dynasty story "Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing.

The Assassin -2015- -

Based on a Pei Xing’s short story "Nie Yinniang," the plot is deceptively simple yet told with labyrinthine complexity. Yinniang is taken as a child by a nun (Sheu Fang-yi) and trained to be an assassin. Her final test: return to her home province and kill the man to whom she was once betrothed, the military governor Tian Ji’an (Chang Chen).

The camera is often placed behind obstacles—vines, pillars, gauze curtains—creating a sense of voyeurism. We are peeking into a private world, observing history from a hidden corner. This technique, known as "deframing," forces the audience to lean in, to search for the characters within the composition of the set design. the assassin -2015-

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The film is loosely based on the Tang Dynasty story "Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing. Based on a Pei Xing’s short story "Nie