MOVIE · 2009
Empire of Silver
DramaFamilyFantasyRomance113 min
In 1899, the future of a powerful banking clan in Pingyao turns on a father’s choice of heir. Aaron Kwok is Third Master, the reluctant youngest son Lord Kang names to lead the family business after events upend his original plans; Tielin Zhang’s Kang meets him with discipline, suspicion, and a rigid idea of duty. As the two clash over how the empire should be run, the battle inside the household unfolds against political unrest at the turn of the century, with wealth, tradition, and family loyalty pulling in different directions.
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