Red Cliff

Red Cliff is rated R: for sequences of epic warfare.

Because we only review G, PG, and PG-13 movies at Parent Previews we did not review this title. For your convenience, we have provided some brief information about the film’s synopsis and content.

Synopsis:

Epic-style war explodes in 208 A.D. China when General Cao Cao (Zhang Fengyi) gets permission from his Emperor to put together a powerful army to fight against two rebel warlords (You Yong and Chang Chen) threatening the Han Dynasty.

Director: John Woo
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, John Woo
Studio: 2009 Magnet Releasing
Website: Official site for Red Cliff.

This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:

Violence:

- Frequent portrayals of graphic violence, including depictions of fighting, swordplay, impalement, dismemberment, explosions and combat.

- Frequent portrayals of non-graphic violence.

- Occasional disturbing scenes including detailed depictions of corpses.

- Some scenes may frighten children.

Sexual Content:

- Portrayal of sexual activity.

- Nudity seen in a brief sexual situation.

- Embracing and kissing.

- Sexual innuendo.

Language:

- Occasional use of mild profanities.

Originally titled Chi Bi, this foreign language film uses subtitles. Crouching Tiger: Hidden Dragon is another movie set in China. Epic warfare is also depicted in Troy.

Red Cliff is releasing on DVD and Blu-ray on March 23, 2010>