Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Director: He Ping
Genre: Wuxia, Martial arts, World cinema, Action/Adventure
Year: 2003
Country: China
Language: Standard Mandarin
Starring: Jiang Wen, Nakai Kiichi, Zhao Wei, Bagen Hasi, Kiichi Nakai, Wang Xueqi
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (Chinese: 天地英雄; pinyin: Tiān dì yīng xióng) is a 2003 Chinese action/adventure film directed by He Ping. The film's notable cinematography, by Zhao Fei, captures a wide range of landscapes across the Xinjiang province of China. It was China's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, though it did not get nominated.
The film is set in western China in the year 700 during the Tang Dynasty, and revolves around two protagonists, the first of which is Lieutenant Li (Jiang Wen) of the Chinese army. Li's refusal to kill Göktürk women and child prisoners causes a mutiny, leading him to be expelled from the army and become a fugitive, traveling through the Gobi Desert. He eventually comes across a caravan which carries a powerful, mystical relic accompanied by a Buddhist monk. Li protects the caravan from Göktürks as well as the overlord of the region, Master An (Wang Xueqi), who is hired by the Göktürk Khan (Qapagan Khan) to seize the relic.
The second protagonist, a Japanese emissary, Lai Xi (Kiichi Nakai), is ordered by the emperor of China to kill the fugitive, Li. In a twist of fate, Lai Xi realizes that the caravan is on an
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