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Synopsis: Frustrated in his attempts to assassinate Yee, who is an important official in Japanese-ruled Shanghai, Old Wu, who has lost his wife and two sons as well as two women who had attempted to seduce Yee, now recruits Kuang, Mai Tai Tai, and their troupe of drama students from Hong Kong University in yet another attempt to do away with Yee. Mai Tai Tai is chosen to befriend Yee, which she does by posing as the wife of Mak, befriending Yee's wife and her female friends, and then eventually befriending Yee himself. Even though both get together, they do end up going separate ways, only to meet again four years later. This time Mai is all set to entrap Yee at Chandni Chowk Jewellers which is owned by an East Indian man named Khalid Saiduddin. The question does remain: Will she and her troupe succeed?
Director(s): Ang Lee
Production: Focus Features
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 24 wins & 51 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
73%
NC-17
Year:
2007
157 min
$4,600,000
Website
1,582 Views


So that's why he's so agitated.

I don't want him to get drafted either.

I return myself to the land which nurtured me.

And my soul...

More to the left, more.

Ok, that's fine.

Let's try it out.

What's up?

My Dad got married.

I'm writing a letter to congratulate him.

The pre-stage jitters will disappear once the curtains open.

Auntie Zhao!

They found this officer behind the hills.

Xiao Hong, has your brother come home?

Shh! Come in quickly.

My son! Quickly, go boil some water.

What happened to you?

He's an army officer, not your son.

My son is coming home tonight.

Coming home to eat dinner.

I should slaughter a chicken for him.

My son is coming back!

He's coming back today!

My son is coming back.

My son is coming back.

Ever since she knew my brother died on the warfront,

my Mum took ill.

I made this for my brother.

I just finished knitting it, but he'll never get to wear it.

Please have it!

I can't, you saved my life.

I don't have anything to repay you with.

Saving our country is payment enough!

Killing the enemy is taking revenge for my brother!

I hate myself for being a woman,

and I promised my brother

to take care of Mum.

I want to set his mind at rest...

Your brother...

He was the same age as you. Ever since my Dad died,

he'd been taking care of the family.

He'd work faster than everyone else.

Every year during the harvest,

he'd help others after harvesting our own crops.

He was also as rugged as you.

I'd always follow him wherever he went.

He'd always say Heaven would bless the honest and kind.

Our family had our hopes pinned on him.

I'll kowtow to you!

For this country, for my dead brother,

for the generations of people,

China cannot fall!!

China cannot fall!

China cannot fall!

China cannot fall!

China cannot fall!

Cheers!

This calls for a celebration!

That was really great, everyone was shouting out:

"China cannot fall!"

China cannot fall!

600! 600 people seated in the audience.

And those standing in the aisle too!

Don't underestimate these Hong Kongers eh?

When we performed at Lingnan,

we never had such an enthusiastic response.

What we staged is the reality.

The audience can emphasise, so naturally they're touched.

During the fund-raising I saw many people tearing.

Cheers to everyone, for raising this sum of money,

and doing our bit for the war.

We must drink to our heart's content tonight.

Let's worry about the nation tomorrow.

Cheers, bro!

I have an idea, listen to me.

We should sell tickets.

And write on the door: "While stocks last!"

If it's you, it's more like:

"It's hard to sell even one ticket"

Here, give me the drinks.

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James Schamus

James Allan Schamus (born September 7, 1959) is an American award-winning screenwriter, co-founder of Good Machine production company, and the CEO of Focus Features, the motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company, until its merging with FilmDistrict. more…

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