Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon is a 2008 film loosely based on parts of the Chinese classical novel Romance of Three Kingdoms. It was directed by Daniel Lee with a reported budget of US$25 million. It is a joint production between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China and Hong Kong) and South Korea.
The film publicity said that the film's script received inspiration of Chapter 92, "Zhao Zilong's Army Confined in Phoenix Heights," of Romance of Three Kingdoms. Patrick Frater of Variety said that the book is often cited as one of the four most important works in the body of Chinese literature. The book is also frequently read in South Korea. Unlike the source material, which uses three men who are sworn blood brothers as the protagonists, the film uses Zhao Zilong, played by Andy Lau, as the protagonist. The film is one of the two Three Kingdoms-related films in production in 2007, with the other being John Woo's Red Cliff.
Zhao Zilong begins his career by enlisting in Liu Bei's army. He befriends a fellow soldier Luo Ping'an, who is from the same hometown as him. Not long later, Zhao participates in a battle against Liu Bei's rival Cao Cao. He follows Zhuge
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