In the desert, only the strong survive.
During the Ming Dynasty, power-crazed eunuch Tso Siu Yan rules his desert region of China as if he were Emperor, ruthlessly thwarts plots against him and sets a trap for one of his enemies at the Dragon Gate Inn.
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Standard length · 1h 44m
At 1h 44m it sits between 90 minutes and two hours.
Action · Thriller
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7.4 / 10 on TMDB
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