Empire of Silver (2009 film)

Empire of Silver (白银帝国) is a 2009 Chinese history film directed by Christina Yao (姚树华) , starring Aaron Kwok and Hao Lei .

Profile

• Movie: Empire of Silver / 白银帝国 (2009)
• Also known as : The Silver Valley
• Chinese : Baiyin Diguo / 白银帝国
• Director: Christina Yao (姚树华)
• Producer: Peggy Chiao (焦雄屏) , Zhang Zhenyan (张震燕 ) , Han Sanping (韩三平), Yu Dong (于冬), Han Xiaoli (韩晓黎) , Jiang Tao (姜涛) , Shi Dong-Ming (史东明)
• Writer: Christina Yao (姚树华) , Cheng Yi (成一)
• Cinematographer : Anthony Pun (潘耀明)
  
• Choreographer :
• Art Director : Christina Yao (姚树华)
• Original Music : Su Cong (苏聪) , Lin Hai (林海)
• Production Design : Hai Chung-Man (奚仲文) , William Chang (張叔平)
• Costume Design : Hai Chung-Man (奚仲文) , Jessie Dai (戴美玲) , Wen Runling (文润玲) , Tan Meiqun (谭美群)
• Release Date : August 21 , 2009
• Runtime : 116 min
• Genre : Drama , Historical 
• Distributor: Edko Films
• Language: Mandarin , English
• Country: China
• Official website : http://www.thesilvervalley.com/
• Budget :  –
• Box Office : –

Synopsis

China, 1899. In a land of exquisite beauty and timeless tradition a young man known as 'Third Master' is the heir to a banking fortune he cares little about. However, after his brother's wife is kidnapped he reluctantly submits to the pressure of his titles and his father, Lord Kang. Lord Kang is determined to prepare his son for financial leadership by molding Third Master into his own image. But the strong-willed businessman's methods do not sit well with Third Master, who sees the salvation of his business in following the righteous path of his ancestors. Third Master and Lord Kang's tense relationship is further complicated by the son's feelings for his beautiful young stepmother - his first and only love - stolen from him by his own father. The fate of the banking empire and its most powerful family now lies with one idealistic young man torn between the needs of the people, the duty to his family and the undying love of a woman. 

Stars

• Hao Lei (郝蕾)
  
• Aaron Kwok (郭富城)
  
• Zhang Tielin (张铁林)
• Lei Zhenyu (雷镇语)
• Ding Zhicheng (丁志诚)
• Li Yixiao (李依晓)
• Chang Lantian (常蓝天)
• Tien Niu (恬妞)
  
• Jin Shijie (金士杰)
• Lv Zhong (吕中)
  
• Hou Tongjiang (侯桐江)
  
• Shi Xiaoman (石小满)
  
• Shi Dasheng (施大生)
• Du Jiang ( 杜江)
  
• Xu Zhengyun (徐正运)
• Wu Fang (吴放)
• Wang Deshun (王德顺)
  
• Wang Shuang (王爽)*
• Mou Ruiying (牟芮莹)*
• Chi Guodong (迟国栋)
• Dennis Chan (陈国新)
  
• Chen Jun (陈俊)*
• Xia Le (夏乐)*
• Liu Zhongyuan (刘仲元)*
• Zhang Yonggang (张永刚)*
• ===========
• Jennifer Tilly (珍妮佛·提莉)
• Jonathan Kos-Read (曹操)
• John Paisley (约翰·佩斯里)

Reviews

• "A self-assured debut film...Epic in scale and intimate in focus" --Marshall Fine, The Huffington Post
• Epic in sweep...packs enough incident to cover two 'Godfather' movies --Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
• "Engaging tale of banking and bad behavior makes 19th Century China look uncomfortably like 21st-century America" --Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times 

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Trailer

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=&w=590]

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