Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 6.9 · 68% critics
In China’s Tang dynasty, an emperor’s grip on power extends deep into his own household. As tensions rise inside the palace, a web of control, secrets, and shifting loyalties pulls the royal family toward open conflict amid lavish ceremony and looming violence.
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Details
- Original title
- 滿城盡帶黃金甲
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-12-14
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (819 votes)
About
If you enjoy opulent historical palace intrigue with big emotions, striking visuals, and bursts of large-scale action, this may click—especially if you liked Hero or House of Flying Daggers; Not for you if you want a simple, upbeat story.
Pros: lavish costumes and sets; strong lead performances; memorable music | Cons: story feels thin; characters hard to like; over-the-top melodrama
Themes
- empire
- plan
- secret love
- martial arts
- china
- swordplay
- fight
- toxication
- marriage crisis
- poison
- secret society
- palace
- +15 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 2007 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2007 · nominated
Cast & crew
Chow Yun-Fat
as Emperor Ping
Gong Li
as Empress Phoenix
Jay Chou
as Prince Zhai
Liu Ye
as Crown Prince Wan
Qin Junjie
as Prince Yu
Li Man
as Jiang Chan
Ni Dahong
as Imperial Physician Jiang
Chen Jin
as Imperial Physician's Wife
Siran Ge
as Maid
Guo Jiulong
as Host of the Festival
Directed by Zhang Yimou