Well Go USA Entertainment has released an official US trailer for the Chinese action drama Shadow, which is set during the Three Kingdoms period which spanned from 220 to 280 AD.

The movie is directed by Zhang Yimou, whose credits include visually stunning period dramas such as Hero, House of Flying Daggers, and Curse of the Golden Flower. It stars Deng Chao, Sun Li, Zheng Kai, Wang Qianyuan, Wang Jingchun, Hu Jun, Guan Xiaotong, and Leo Wu.

You can find a synopsis for Shadow along with the trailer below.

SYNOPSIS:

With SHADOW, director Zhang Yimou (HERO, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS) once again pushes the boundaries of wuxia action to create a film like no other, masterfully painting a canvas of inky blacks and greys punctuated with bursts of color from the blood of the defeated.

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.

Shadow is set to be released in theaters on May 3rd.

Trailer

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