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Hero [Audio: English]
In an attempt to overcome the violent and bloody struggle of the six kingdoms that seek to take of power, Qing, a strong ruler who does his best, in order to unite China under his leadership into one empire to live in peace, the thing that annoys the kingdoms, so they prepare for assassinating Qing, who receives help from a courageous Nameless warrior.
February 13, 1968 in Tianjin, China
26 April 1955, Tianjin, China
24 March 1982, Wisconsin, USA
18 December 1962, Summit, New Jersey, USA
27 June 1962, Hong Kong
22 February 1929, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
14 October 1954, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
October 11, 1979 in China
August 05, 2013
Zhang Yimou's Hero is a true martial arts epic -- a spectacle of movement, color and sound that will leave you awe-struck.
January 02, 2011
Gorgeous martial arts movie for older kids.
June 24, 2006
Dishes up some of the most extravagant doodling in cinema.
August 05, 2013
Sumptuous and breath-catching, Hero blends the elegance of fine visual art with the more familiar cinematic jollies of attractive people engaged in crunching punch-ups.
September 27, 2009
Zhang weaves a complex and interesting story but the ultimate strength of Hero is its poetic beauty.
August 05, 2013
The austerity of Hero makes you realize how cluttered other action movies are.
August 05, 2013
Intoxicatingly beautiful, structurally enigmatic and decidedly brief.
August 05, 2013
What makes Hero special is that it has so much more going for it than just the superb fight sequences. There are a satisfyingly complex plot, passionate romance, cool special effects and strong performances.
August 05, 2013
The result is both thrilling and thoughtful, offering imaginative action sequences as it considers questions of loyalty and the individual's role in history.
August 05, 2013
The result is not so much a historical epic as a kind of highly determined ballet: dreamy with bloodless violence, relying less on shades of character than on magnificence of gesture.
August 05, 2013
As a technical achievement, Hero finds Zhang at the height of his powers, effortlessly expanding into complex genre filmmaking without losing his command. But in light of his earlier work, the film continues a sharp decline in urgency.

