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Synopsis: Sacrifice (Orphan of Zhao Family): To save the only child of the Zhao Family, whose whole clan is massacred at the hands of a nefarious minister, a doctor sacrifices his own son, and later becomes intent on seeking vengeance against the minister after the child grows up. For generations, the Zhao family has wielded power, even extending over the king. In a well-planned coup, their mortal enemy TU'AN GU (Wang Xue Qi) slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influence forever. However, a solitary Zhao baby survives the massacre, and is hidden and taken home by CHENG YING (Ge You), the doctor who delivered him, to live with his WIFE (Hai Qing) and their own newborn baby. Set on revenge, and raising the Zhao child as his own, Cheng Ying bides his time, enrolling himself and the Zhao orphan (whom he calls Cheng Bo) into the service of the Tu'an Gu household. Tu' an Gu grows very fond of Cheng Bo and makes Cheng Bo his godson, unaware that Cheng Ying has been plotting to use
Genre: Drama, History
Director(s): Kaige Chen
Production: Samuel Goldwyn Films
  3 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
57
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
R
Year:
2010
122 min
£27,899
Website
87 Views


Kill!

Follow me.

Don't let him escape! Grab him.

Halt!

Halt!

Godfather!

Help me!

Godfather!

Godfather, we've won!

I congratulate you.

Let's go.

Bo'er was victorious.

Dad,

where's that medicine?

Godfather's wounded.

So you won.

The medicine!

Bo'er, I'm taking you away..

To live an ordinary life.

The medicine!

Godfather's dying!

Put that down.

Give it to me.

Let go.

Give it to me.

Let go.

You want to save him. You...

Let go!

It's time for all this to end.

Refuse me this... and I'll die with him.

Dissolve it in warm water. Alright.

Godfather, hold on.

I've got the medicine.

I've found him!

Bo'er.

Bo'er!

Godfather,

you're shouting.

I can hear from your voice...

You're better.

It happened as soon as I took that pill.

While resting these few days...

I thought everything through.

As for you...

I Suspect you're not really your

dad's son.

Then who am I?

The child of Zhao.

I believe he let his own son die

in your place.

Call your dad here.

I want to thank him properly.

Han Jue said your son died in

my place.

Can you prove you had a son?

Easily.

This was his room.

So who am I, really?

I told you - the orphan of Zhao.

My own son was killed by Tu'an Gu.

Why'd you let me have the medicine?

You're a loser.

You always have been.

Don't talk to your dad like that!

You're not my dad.

How can you say that?

You're my son.

My name is Cheng Ying. This is Cheng Bo.

Sir, please accept us...

into your retinue.

To serve and follow...

to the end of time.

Dad, tell him who I am!

I advise you not to fight.

It's no use.

You can go as far away as you like.

But first, I need to ask...

who'd you get to shoot

this poison arrow?

Han Jue.

For 15 years... we've been

plotting your murder.

He helped me smuggle the boy

out to safety.

So, I was right to slash him.

But why'd he do that?

We were both there when

Lady Zhuangji died.

She begged us to save her child.

Oh. It was an act of conscience.

If it were me... maybe I'd do the same.

Han Jue never had the chance

to kill me. But you could easily...

have slipped poison in my medicine.

Why wait fifteen years?

I made a vow...

to raise the child first.

I'll take him to Tu'an Gu...

and reveal his identity...

and my own.

I see why you saved me now.

You didn't want me to die.

You wanted to make me a laughingstock.

To live a life worse than death. No.

I saved you because Bo'er

wanted to repay you.

Cheng Ying,

when I killed that child...

you and your wife could've told me...

he was yours.

What did Gong Sun do to perSuade you...

to sacrifice your own child for him?

His death...

convinced you that he...

was the Zhao child.

I had my doubts.

Only when you gave

him to me did I believe...

he was the Zhao child.

You tricked me.

No, you tricked me.

A man who would betray his

own child...

scares me.

Our boy was not going to

Survive anyway.

We couldn't drag another into the mess.

If he knew...

how many lives he saved...

he wouldn't blame us.

Cheng Ying...

What right did you have to decide

if your son should live or die?

What right too... to have the Zhao

boy avenge you?

Could he kill me?

And would he?

From the day you brought him here,

you were defeated.

That's all. You may go.

There's one thing left.

He hasn't avenged his son yet.

Take up your sword.

Pick it up.

I've let you off twice now.

Careful.

Bo'er, we can't defeat him.

The sword and armour that I gave you...

give it back.

I don't want anything of yours...

except your life.

I must avenge my father.

Fine.

It's me you should kill.

You think I won't?

It's just not your turn yet.

You don't yet know the meaning of

a life worse than death.

Move!

Let me look at you.

Bo'er,

let this be the end of it.

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