Icon Home Entertainment have announced the UK DVD and Blu-Ray releases of '14 Blades' for the 16th August, 2010. Directed by Daniel Lee ('Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon'), the film is a stylish martial arts actioner that stars Donnie Yen, Vicki Zhao Wei, Chun Wu and Sammo Hung.
Synopsis
Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Jinyiwei were masters of the 14 Blades. Above the law and with a license to kill, they devoted their lives and lethal prowess to the service of the Emperor alone. When the Imperial Court is taken over by the evil eunuch Jia, the best of the Jinyiwei, Qinglong is assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. Unbeknownst to Qinglong, the Jinyiwei have fallen under the control of Jia, and during the mission he’s betrayed and barely escapes with his life. Now as the most wanted man in the land Qinglong must seek out and rally the loyalists to rise against Jia and restore the Emperor to power. In his way are the deadliest assassins in the land, his former brethren, the Jinyiwei.
Artwork and trailer are below, and you can preorder both versions now from Amazon.co.uk.
