Hong Kong director John Woo has collected a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival, where his latest film “Reign of Assassins” was screened out of competition.

Receiving the award, John Woo said is was a great honour.

Reign of Assassins is set in ancient China and tells the story of a female assassin who falls in love with a man who, unknown to her, is a trained martial artist. Naturally, it doesn’t take long before sparks fly.

The film will be released in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan later this autumn.

For more information see
www.imdb.com/title/tt1460743

For the trailer see
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIVxCYMO6sY

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