Sword of the Assassin
2012 1h 40m movie Film Vietnam

Sword of the Assassin

Thiên Mệnh Anh Hùng

Synopsis

Thiên Mệnh Anh Hùng

Nguyen Vu is the sole survivor of his family who was executed by the empress of Vietnam. Upon discovering that his family may have been framed for crimes they did not commit, he sets out to bring justice and clear his family name.

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Films and series that share thematic tags with Sword of the Assassin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Sword of the Assassin, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • falsely accused · 5
  • royal family · 3
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • assassination · 17
  • swordplay · 16
  • 15th century · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • martial arts · 369

Reception Benchmarks

6.1
TMDB Rating
22
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #19 of 24 Vietnam films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Vietnam average of 6.4/10.

Production Details

Primary CountryVietnam
Original LanguageVietnamese
Production CompaniesSaiga Films
Runtime1h 40m
Release DateJanuary 20, 2012
IMDbtt2187149