Set against the backdrop of the Boxer Rebellion and the takeover of the Forbidden City by foreign powers, the empress-dowager Cixi and her notorious chief eunuch fight a losing battle to preserve their corrupt and autocratic regime.
Length 103 minutes
Jiang Wen | Xu Fan | Liu Xiaoqing | Zhu Xu | Ding Jiali | Tian Shaojun | Bin Liu | Xingli Niu