Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield


Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield is a 2017 Chinese wuxia film directed by Lu Yang. It is a prequel to the 2014 film Brotherhood of Blades. Set in 17th-century China during the Ming dynasty, the story follows Shen Lian, captain of the jinyiwei, as he searches for the truth behind a conspiracy that framed him, his colleague Pei Lun and a young woman named Beizhai. Starring Chang Chen, Yang Mi and Zhang Yi, the film was released in China on 19 July 2017.

Synopsis

Shen Lian, a jinyiwei officer, killed his colleague Ling Yunkai in order to save the painter Beizhai during a mission to eliminate the rebels. After that, he had to get rid of the suspicion and investigation from Lu Wenzhao and Pei Lun on the one hand, and set fire to the jinyiwei's case library under the threat of a mysterious woman on the other hand. In the turbulent times, Shen Lian and Beizhai fell in love, but they fell deeper and deeper. Behind all this, a huge conspiracy was secretly laid out

Cast

Director

Lu Yang graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and has a master's degree in directing. His first feature My Spectacular Theatre won the Audience Award at Busan International Film Festival 2010. Brotherhood of Blades is his second feature.

Reception

The film has grossed in China.