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Outcast is an historical action drama helmed by first time feature director Nick Powell. The film, which is a Chinese and Canadian co-production, stars Hayden Christensen, Nicolas Cage, Liu Yifei, Ji Ke Jun Yi, and Andy On.
Battle weary English knight JACOB (Christensen) wanders to the ends of the earth to flee the horror of the crusades. But when he agrees to bodyguard royal siblings LIAN and ZHAO, once again he finds himself selling his sword in a faraway land. Lian’s tyrannical brother SHING has seized the throne from rightful heir Zhao and his rule threatens to plunge the land into chaos. To restore peace Jacob must escort the two most wanted fugitives in the kingdom on an impossibly perilous cross-country passage. With only ragtag bandit GALLAIN (Cage) to help them the outcasts will face a legion of assassins led by Shing himself, the greatest swordsman to have ever lived.
A bit of controversy surrounded the Chinese release of Outcast. Just hours before the film was scheduled to debut, Yunnan Film Group, one of the film’s financial backers and Asian distributers, announced the release would be put on hold without any explanation. Censorship issues could have been the reason, as a similar situation played out when Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained was pulled from theatres, only to be released a few days later. It is rumoured that there were issues with the film’s violence and nudity.
Outcast is rated 14A.
