Movie

Brotherhood of Blades

2014 · 111 min

A brooding, intricately plotted wuxia tragedy where loyalty and corruption collide, leaving a lingering sense of moral unease.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, loyalty, corruption, power
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
loyalty
corruption
power
morality
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild