Director Clara Law's epic of 8th-century China has a warrior checking into a monastery where he fights battles of the spirit and the flesh. More cinematic, than actually interesting. (R. Pitman)
Temptation of a Monk
(Fox Lorber/Orion, 118 min., not rated, in Mandarin w/English subtitles) Vol. 10, Issue 5
Temptation of a Monk
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