The Hidden Sword Explained

The Hidden Sword
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none C: 刀背藏身 P: Dāo bèi cáng shēn
Director:	Xu Haofeng
Producer:	Guan Dandan Chen Dongqiu
Screenplay:	Xu Haofeng
Starring:	Xu Qing Jessie Li Zhang Aoyue
Music:	An Wei
Cinematography:	Shao Dan
Editing:	Xu Haofeng He Sisi
Studio:	Poly Film
Distributor:	Poly Film
Runtime:	136 minutes
Country:	China
Language:	Mandarin
Budget:	^[1]

The Hidden Sword is a 2017 Chinese martial arts film written and directed by Xu Haofeng and adapted from Xu's novel of the same name. The film stars Xu Qing, Jessie Li and Zhang Aoyue.

Cast

• Xu Qing as Zhihui
• Jessie Li as Qingqing
• Zhang Aoyue as Kong Dingyi
• Huang Jue as Imposter of Shen Feixue
• Geng Le as Er Bao
• Chen Kuan-tai as Master Kong
• Li Guangjie as Shen Feixue
• Li Bo
• Hung Yan-yan

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
41st Montreal World Film Festival	Best Artistic Contribution	The Hidden Sword		^[2]
54th Golden Horse Awards	Best New Performer	Zhang Aoyue		^[3]
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Xu Haofeng
	Best Action Choreography	Xu Haofeng
	Best Original Film Score	An Wei

Notes and References

1. Web site: 武俠片《刀背藏身》 周三溫電影節公映. Vancouver.singtao.ca. 21 November 2017.
2. Web site: The Hidden Sword Getting 4 nominations by the Golden Horse Awards Committee. En.polyculture.com.cn. 21 November 2017.
3. Web site: 台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. Goldenhorse.org.tw. 21 November 2017.