52nd Golden Horse Awards right around the corner

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Master filmmakers, actors and directors from Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland will compete at the upcoming 52nd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei.

Poster of "The Assassin" [File photo]

Cannes-winning director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's film "The Assassin" leads the race with 11 nominations, including Best Film, Best Actress and Best Director.

It is Hou's first attempt at making a martial arts movie. Starring actress Shu Qi, the moive is about a girl in the Tang Dynasty who has been trained to kill since childhood. She is instructed to carry out another assassination by her master, but has a change of heart.

The story is loosely based on a classic novel but the director decided to rewrite it to show the character's humanity.

"She has a weakness. She didn't have the heart to do it. She killed successfully the first time. The second time, she saw the cute boy and didn't do it. This is one of main reasons I rewrote it."

Other nominated films include "Port of Call", "Thanatos, Drunk" and "Mountains May Depart".

The biggest surprise of this year's Golden Horse Award came as director Feng Xiaogang, who has directed many works including "1942" and "If You Are The One", was nominated for a "best actor award" for his performance in Guan Hu's "Mr. Six".

Other nominees include Deng Chao in "The Dead End" and newcomer "Dong Zijian" in "Delan".

A total of 427 works were submitted this year.

The Golden Horse Awards are considered the "Oscars" of the Mandarin language film industry.

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