Hero is a 2002 Chinese and Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou, telling several conflicting versions of an assassination attempt on the king who would become China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. Celebrated for its visual style and use of color to distinguish its competing narratives, it earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film and became the first Chinese-language film to reach number one at the North American box office, grossing more than 177 million dollars worldwide.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: China, originated there.
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1. Hero (2002 film) - Wikipedia
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Hero is a 2002 epic wuxia film directed and produced by Zhang Yimou
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a Chinese-Hong Kong co-production
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Celebrated for its visual style and use of color to distinguish its competing narratives, it earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film and became the first Chinese-language film to reach number one at the North American box office, grossing more than 177 million dollars worldwide.
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