Hero (Ying xiong)
Director: Zhang Yimou. Cast: Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Daoming Chen, Donnie Yen. Screenplay: Feng Li, Bin Wang, and Zhang Yimou.

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B


Academy Award Nominations (2002):
Best Foreign-Language Film

Golden Globe Nominations (2002):
Best Foreign-Language Film

Other Awards:
Berlin Film Festival: Alfred Bauer Award
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Cinematography (Christopher Doyle)
National Society of Film Critics: Best Director (also cited for House of Flying Daggers)

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