China Synopsis
绣春刀
In the late Ming Dynasty, three sworn brothers who serve as the imperial secret police are dispatched to hunt down Wei Zhongxian, a eunuch politician who had been forced to resign from his influential post and exiled from Beijing. The brothers return successfully from their quest, only to find that their task was but the beginning of a strange conspiracy.
The 2013–2015 China Window
107 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Brotherhood of Blades sits at position #30.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Brotherhood of Blades premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #469 of 946 China films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Romance productions specifically: #52 of 125 (top 42%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Beijing Dachu Changge Film And TV Culture Co., China Film Co-Production Corporation, Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio, Combo Drive Pictures Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | August 7, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt4019426 |