Genre - Historical

An Empress and the Warriors. For a little while, there, Chinese movies once again had international audiences, the size of which they hadn't seen since Bruce Lee. For that, they had to thank Ang Lee's Croutching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), and Zhang Yimou's Hero (2002).... » MORE

Battle of Wits. A stranger emerges from the desert to defend a city from a maurauding army. He serves the people but gets nothing but contempt in return. The well worn story is transplanted into ancient China and refreshed by a focus on... » MORE

Kranti. "Freedom was not a present from the British, presented on a silver platter on a warm august night. It was the culmination of a long and bloody struggle spread over centuries..." I'm sorry, Gandhi who? KRANTI means, "Revolution." And this... » MORE

May & August. The Rape of Nanking as seen through the eyes of two orphans, named May and August. The movie tries to do a lot on a small budget and comes off looking like a fairly decent Hallmark made for TV special.... » MORE