The Hidden Sword is a 2017 Chinese martial arts film written and directed by Xu Haofeng and adapted from Xu's novel of the same name. The film stars Xu Qing, Jessie Li and Zhang Aoyue.

The Hidden Sword
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Chinese刀背藏身
Hanyu PinyinDāo bèi cáng shēn
Directed byXu Haofeng
Screenplay byXu Haofeng
Based onThe Hidden Sword
by Xu Haofeng
Produced byGuan Dandan
Chen Dongqiu
StarringXu Qing
Jessie Li
Zhang Aoyue
CinematographyShao Dan
Edited byXu Haofeng
He Sisi
Music byAn Wei
Production
company
Poly Film
Distributed byPoly Film
Release date
  • August 27, 2017 (2017-08-27) (WFF)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
BudgetCN¥80 million[1]

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Awards and nominations edit

Award Category Recipients Result Ref.
41st Montreal World Film Festival Best Artistic Contribution The Hidden Sword Won [2]
54th Golden Horse Awards Best New Performer Zhang Aoyue Nominated [3]
Best Adapted Screenplay Xu Haofeng Nominated
Best Action Choreography Xu Haofeng Nominated
Best Original Film Score An Wei Nominated

References edit

  1. ^ "武俠片《刀背藏身》 周三溫電影節公映". Vancouver.singtao.ca. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. ^ "The Hidden Sword Getting 4 nominations by the Golden Horse Awards Committee". En.polyculture.com.cn. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". Goldenhorse.org.tw. Retrieved 21 November 2017.

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