John Woo's 2008 epic film depicting the Battle of Red Cliffs (208 AD) from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms — the battle in which Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu defeated Cao Cao's vast navy through intelligence and deception — the most expensive Chinese film made to that point.
Brings the Romance of the Three Kingdoms' most famous battle to screen with the most spectacular Chinese production values — demonstrating that Chinese historical cinema could match Hollywood epic scale while maintaining Chinese aesthetic and strategic values.
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