The Hero of Swallow

As famine sweeps across the Republic of China, a mysterious, a Robin Hood-like criminal sets out to even the playing ground by stealing the treasures of the rich and offering them up to the struggling lower class in an exquisitely detailed period adventure from director Sang Siu. Li San has dedicated his life to helping his impoverished fellow countrymen survive the chaos that comes with the birth of a nation, and if that means breaking a few laws, so be it. (allrovi.com)