House of Flying Daggers

2004 · Movie · PG-13 · 119 min

More advocacy-driven than 73% of Adventure titles →
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Its director stated on the record that "she is what makes House of Flying Daggers, the whole film is about her: she represents the younger generation of Chinese people who will give up everything for…" 1. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 5 of 100 2.

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    Creator statementdirector: "She is what makes House of Flying Daggers, the whole film is about her: she represents the younger generation of Chinese people who will give up everything for love. I pay much respect to the traditi…"Phase9 Q&A and TIME interview with Zhang Yimou source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 5 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
76
Young Women
54
Older Men
46
Older Women
24
Advocacy5
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
46
Black
50
Hispanic
50
Asian
64
South Asian
50
Middle Eastern
50
Indigenous
50
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Cast & Crew

Zhang Yimou (director) · Raymond Lam Fai-Tai (director)