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FILM DETAILS

Certificate TBC

Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Lin Chi-Ling Chang Chen Yong Hou Jun Hu Takeshi Kaneshiro

Directors John Woo

Screenwriters

Running Time 150 minutes

Red Cliff (TBC)

Plot
During China’s Han Dynasty, at the riverside redoubt of Red Cliff, a desperate union of rebellious kingdoms faces the might of the imperial army. Vastly outnumbered, they must use tactical genius to outwit their furious enemy.

Verdict
Camp, over-the-top and entirely unbelievable: in short, the best thing John Woo has made in years.


Reviewer: Ian Nathan

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