By Jake Wilson, Sydney Morning Herald
This colourful Vietnamese action spectacular catches the spirit of the Hong Kong wuxia tradition more successfully than RZA did in his recent The Man with the Iron Fists.
Photo from Filmbiz Asia
Set in an indefinite past, the plot centres on a glamorous band of prostitutes who live together in a remote riverside tavern, robbing and killing the hapless travellers who stop by.
When Linh (Tang Thanh Ha), a seemingly innocent noblewoman, becomes their prisoner, they decide to train her as an assassin in a plot for revenge against a local warlord (Le Thai Hoa). Gradually she grows accustomed to her new life, while harbouring a secret of her own.
Read the full review by Jake Wilson of the Sydney Morning Herald.
