director:
Victor Vu
starring: Huynh Dong · Vu Midu · Van Trang · Khuong
Ngoc
This Vietnamese martial
arts action fantasy - based on the novel by Bui Anh Tan - is one of the
most expensive films ever made in Viet Nam. It is also a ?Kiem Hiep?
(Swordfighting Film), the first of its kind in that country. Released
on January 20, 2012, also known as BLOOD LETTER (Thien Minh Anh Hung).
A young orphan boy
arrives at a remote monastery. The child grows under the care and martial
arts tutelage of the lone monk. Twelve years later, Nguyen Vu discovers
his true identity, that he is the lone descendant of the nobleman Nguyen
Trai, who was beheaded, along with the rest of his family, when he was
implicated in the death of the King. Two Eunuchs from the Royal Court
learn the truth and when they try to escape are hunted down. One of the
eunuchs writes his testimony in blood before he dies and this Blood Letter
disappears. Nguyen Vu then embarks on a quest to find this letter so that
he may clear his grandfather's name. Along the way he meets two swordfighting
sisters who are also on a quest to carry out vengeance against the Royal
Court.
A
Vietnamese film; widescreen (16:9), fully uncut International version
(110 min.) encoded for ALL REGIONS, playable on any American DVD machine;
in Vietnamese language with removable English subtitles. is advised.
Adult
Material/Martial Arts Violence:
For Mature Audiences
