From the Director of Her and House of Flying Daggers comes a stunning epic about the folly of war and the disintegration of one family under the weight of unrequited love unforgivable betrayals and a never-ending thirst for power.On the eve of the Chong Yong Festival golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace and when the Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) unexpectedly returns to his Empress (Gong Li) and two sons the tension is clear in his lavish kingdom.His absence has given rise to illicit love affairs dangerous..
