The Great Wall

You seek gunpowder in 15th-century China, selling European steel to the highest bidder. But a nocturnal siege reveals monsters no one imagined. Zhang Yimou’s biggest-budget film to date divides critics but shows his eye for color undimmed.

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The Great Wall was released in 2016 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 103 minutes.