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Curse of the Golden Flower (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Mnchng Jndi Hungjnji), also known literally as When Golden Armour Covers the Entire City, is a 2006 Chinese wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou.<br />
With a budget of $45 million, it was at the time of its release the most expensive Chinese film to date, surpassing Chen Kaige's The Promise.[3] It was chosen as China's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2006;[4] it was not nominated in that category though it did receive a Costume Design nomination.<br />
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