Chen Kaige's SACRIFICE Hits VOD And Theater Screens Today, Check The US Trailer And Box Art

Chen Kaige's acclaimed Sacrifice begins its US theatrical run while also arriving on VOD today - DVD will follow September 4th - with a new US trailer to announce its arrival.

Written and directed by Kaige and set during the opulent Yuan Dynasty in the 5th century B.C., SACRIFICE is the story of a newborn prince whose entire family, the Zhao clan, is wiped out by a rival general who ruthlessly seizes the throne.  An ordinary man, the doctor who delivers the baby, gives up everything dearest to him to save the last young survivor in the bloodline of the noble Zhao, and secretly raises the child as his own.  But the doctor, played impeccably by acclaimed actor Ge You, has devised his own plot for revenge and makes the cold-blooded General, Tu Angu, the boy's godfather, allowing the would-be-King to infiltrate the royal palace as a guest.  When the boy becomes a man, he must choose between two fathers, while the destiny of a nation rests with his decision.
 
SACRIFICE is a sweeping story rich with suspense, humanity and emotion, featuring outstanding performances by some of China's great actors including the beloved Ge You (Farewell My Concubine), Wang Xue-Qi (Forever Enthralled), Fan Bing-Bing, Zhang Feng-Yi and Huang Xiaoming.  SACRIFICE was the number one film in the China for two weeks and is based on the classic play Orphan of Zhao, written by Ji Jun-Xiang, which was the first Chinese play known to Europe.
 
SACRIFICE will premiere in theatres nationwide and on demand on July 27.  The film will open in New York at the Quad Cinema, 34 W. 13th St and in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Monica, 1332 2nd Street in Santa Monica.

After a bit of a down period, Chen - the director of Farewell My Concubine and Yellow Earth - has been re-establishing himself as one of China's very best in recent days. Take a look at the gorgeous, and action packed, trailer below.