Curse of the Golden Flower

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Curse of the Golden Flower (满城尽带黄金甲) is a 2006 Chinese epic wuxia drama film written and directed by Zhang Yimou. The Chinese title of the movie is taken from the last line of a poem by the Tang dynasty rebel leader Huang Chao. With a budget of US$45 million, it was, at the time of its release, the most expensive Chinese film to date, surpassing Chen Kaige's The Promise (2005). It was chosen as China's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2006, but did not receive the nomination. The film was nominated for Costume Design. In 2007, it received fourteen nominations at the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards and won Best Actress for Gong Li, Art Direction, Best Costume and Make Up Design and Best Original Film Song for "菊花台" (Chrysanthemum Terrace