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The banquet (Ye yan) - Ziyi Zhang, Daniel Wu, Xun Zhou, Xiaogang Feng
Threat advisory: Under evaluation
Movie propaganda
The banquet (Ye Yan) 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 Prince and Minister each have their own plans for the throne, and, of course, so does the Emperor. All these intrigues are brought to a climax when the Emperor calls for a lavish banquet, where the murderous plans are set in motion.
Theatrical propaganda posters
Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film action China drama power revenge Emperor empire intrigue murder Shakespeare Hamlet
Persons of interest
- Ziyi Zhang .... Empress Wan
- Daniel Wu .... Prince Wu Luan
- Xun Zhou .... Qing Nu
- You Ge .... Emperor Li
- Jingwu Ma .... The Minister
- Xiaoming Huang .... The Minister's son
- Gangjian Qiu .... Screenwriter
- Heyu Sheng .... Screenwriter
- Xiaogang Feng .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- The banquet (Ye yan) official movie sites:
- Chinese
- English
- The banquet (Ye yan) film production notes
- The banquet (Ye yan) QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Venice Film Festival 2006: Won: Future Film Festival Digital Award - Special Mention (Xiaogang Feng)
- NB: Mandarin language dialogue with English language subtitles
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
The action, China, drama movie The banquet (Ye yan) is directed by Xiaogang Feng and stars Ziyi Zhang, Daniel Wu, Xun Zhou.
Government security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Strong violence)
Surveillance time
131 minutes (2:11 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 6 December 2007
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