Sacrifice (2010 film)

Sacrifice is a 2010 Chinese historical drama film directed by Chen Kaige, starring Ge You, Wang Xueqi, Huang Xiaoming, Fan Bingbing and Vincent Zhao. It is based on the Yuan dynasty play The Orphan of Zhao by Ji Junxiang. It was distributed in the United States by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Cheng Ying brings the baby Zhao Wu home, but his wife gives the child to the searching soldiers. Cheng Ying then asks Gongsun Chujiu to bring his wife and his real son disguised as Zhao Wu out of the city, while he stays behind to try and retrieve Zhao Wu from Tuan Gu. Tuan Gu finds Cheng Ying suspicious, but Cheng lies that the Zhao orphan has been taken out of the city by Gongsun Chujiu. Tuan Gu then leads his soldiers to Gongsun Chujius house and finds Cheng Yings wife and son. Mistaking Cheng Yings son for the Zhao orphan, Tuan Gu kills the infant, Gongsun Chujiu and Chengs wife.Cheng Ying is devastated by the loss of his family and he swears vengeance on Tuan Gu. He pretends to pledge allegiance to Tuan Gu and brings Zhao Wu along with him and raises the child in Tuans house. Tuan Gu mistakenly believes that Zhao Wu is Cheng Yings son and adopts Zhao Wu as his godson. Zhao Wu gradually grows up under Tuan Gus tutelage and develops a close bond with Tuan. Cheng Ying also forges a close friendship with the disfigured Han Jue and they secretly plot to help Zhao Wu avenge his family. ........

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