Shadow
The Battlefield in Ink.
In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a shadow, a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself.Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.
- Director
- Zhang Yimou
- Worldwide
- $92M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a shadow, a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Shadow returned 2.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $44M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $92M
- Release date
- Sep 30, 2018
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- Mandarin
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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