2disc + photobook + film cell limited edition
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- Documentary `Secrets within`
- Interview
- `B` Roll
- Trailer

China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang
Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor returns
unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai. His pretext is to celebrate the
holiday with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor
and the ailing Empress, this seems disingenuous. For many years, the
Empress and Crown Prince Wan, her stepson, have had an illicit liaison.
Feeling trapped, Prince Wan dreams of escaping the palace with his secret
love Chan, the Imperial Doctor`s daughter. Meanwhile, Prince Jai, the faithful
son, grows worried over the Empress`s health and her obsession with
golden chrysanthemums. Could she be headed down an ominous path? The
Emperor harbors equally clandestine plans; the Imperial Doctor is the only
one privy to his machinations. When the Emperor senses a looming threat,
he relocates the doctor`s family from the Palace to a remote area. While they
are en route, mysterious assassins attack them. Chan and her mother, Jiang
Shi are forced back to the palace. Their return sets off a tumultuous
sequence of dark surprises. Amid the glamour and grandeur of the festival,
ugly secrets are revealed. As the Imperial Family continues its elaborate
charade in a palatial setting, thousands of golden armored warriors charge
the palace. Who is behind this brutal rebellion? Where do Prince Jai`s
loyalties lie? Between love and desire, is there a final winner? Against a
moonlit night, thousands of chrysanthemum blossoms are trampled as blood
spills across the Imperial Palace.