Join us as we watch a very special screening of Dragon Inn (龍門客棧). Made in 1967, this is one of the oldest films in the “wuxia” genre. Don’t miss a chance to watch this pioneering film!
The movie is starting at 7pm, so we are meeting at 6:30pm to be able to sit together.
Running time: 111 minutes
To make sure you get a ticket, please purchase on SIFF’s official website, http://www.siff.net/festival-2016/dragon-inn
Film synopsis: Tsao, the emperor’s first eunuch, has successfully bested General Yu, his political opponent. The general was beheaded and his remaining children have been exiled from China. As the children are being escorted to the western border of the Chinese empire, Tsao plots to have the children killed. Tsao’s secret police lie in ambush at the desolate Dragon Gate Inn. Martial arts expert Hsiao shows up at the inn, wanting to meet the innkeeper. Unknown to the secret police is that the innkeeper, Wu Ning, was one of the general’s lieutenants and has summoned Hsiao to help the children. A brother-sister martial-artist team (children of another Yu lieutenant) also show up to help. These four race to find Yu’s children and lead them to safety.