Brotherhood of Blades

Brotherhood of Blades (绣春刀, 2014) is a Chinese historical action film directed by Lu Yang — watch online on iFILM. The setting is the waning decades of the Ming court, where three sworn brothers serve the Jinyiwei, the emperor's covert enforcement corps.

Their orders: track down Wei Zhongxian, a disgraced official who has fled Beijing. The mission succeeds. What follows is something they were not briefed on — a conspiracy deep enough to put every loyalty they hold under pressure. Chang Chen, Liu Shi Shi and Wang Qian Yuan play men with different debts and different pressure points; the brotherhood holds together out of mutual dependency rather than any shared ideal. Lu Yang directs action with real consequence: each fight shifts the balance, none serve as filler. Stream Brotherhood of Blades online on iFILM.