Synopsis
The Guillotines (Xue di zi) (2012) During the Manchurian-ruled Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yong Zheng established a secret assassination squad known as the Guillotines to eliminate all who opposed him. Once heavily favored by the Emperor, the Guillotines are deemed expendable once Emperor Qian Long ascends to the throne and adopts Western ideas and technology. To consolidate his power under a new regime, the Emperor continues to use the Guillotines to persecute the conquered Han Chinese in a reign of terror and oppression. ??Anynomous

Awards: 5 nominations
Budget: $15,000,000 (estimated)
Worldwide Gross: $12,217,440
Soundtrack: Daofeng pian leng (Performed by Yuchun Li)


Andrew Lau
Xiaoming Huang, Ethan Juan, Purba Rgyal
2013-06-14 (China, Haiti, Hong Kong)
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