The Guillotines (Xue di zi) (2012) Subtitles

00:00:53,584 --> 00:00:55,The 5th year of Qianlong's reign

00:00:55,209 --> 00:00:57,a rebel cult known as "Herders"

00:00:57,126 --> 00:01:00,began assassinating Qing officials

00:01:00,542 --> 00:01:04,Legend has it, their leader Wolf
is a ruthless killer

00:01:04,001 --> 00:01:06,a self-proclaimed prophet

00:01:06,584 --> 00:01:08,who promised followers eternal life

00:01:08,667 --> 00:01:11,To prevent the Herders rebellion from growing

00:01:11,209 --> 00:01:13,the Imperial court dispatched The Guillotines

00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,to rid Qing of its final threat

00:01:17,376 --> 00:01:19,When death is distant

00:01:20,626 --> 00:01:22,we know no fear

00:01:23,542 --> 00:01:25,Without blood on our swords

00:01:26,251 --> 00:01:27,we know only fear

00:01:31,792 --> 00:01:34,Only when our hands are bloodied

00:01:35,084 --> 00:01:36,and we conquer our fear

00:01:38,251 --> 00:01:40,can we hope to fight our enemies!

00:01:41,751 --> 00:01:43,On the 15th day of next month

00:01:43,126 --> 00:01:45,the Herders will gather in Beijing

00:01:45,792 --> 00:01:48,to present a special gift to Qianlong

00:02:00,167 --> 00:02:01,We've been betrayed

00:03:22,751 --> 00:03:24,Leng, Field Commander

00:03:28,626 --> 00:03:30,Hutu, Strategist

00:03:30,292 --> 00:03:31,Chen Tai, Vanguard

00:03:33,209 --> 00:03:34,Su, Intelligence, Defense

00:03:36,959 --> 00:03:38,Buka, Vanguard

00:03:39,251 --> 00:03:40,Shisan, Defense

00:03:43,209 --> 00:03:44,Musen, Defense

00:03:47,626 --> 00:03:48,Attack

00:05:27,626 --> 00:05:29,I've seen you before

00:05:33,834 --> 00:05:35,Why don't you just kill me?

00:05:43,376 --> 00:05:45,The Guillotines were a covert operation

00:05:46,542 --> 00:05:49,created at the start of Qing Dynasty
to quash the resistance

00:05:50,167 --> 00:05:52,Guillotines were all of Manchurian descent

00:05:53,126 --> 00:05:55,They posed as the Emperor's groundskeepers

00:05:56,167 --> 00:05:59,taking care of the Imperial court's
surroundings

00:05:59,376 --> 00:06:01,But they were skilled assassins

00:06:01,292 --> 00:06:03,to eliminate political dissenters

00:06:03,376 --> 00:06:05,with mysterious identities

00:06:07,667 --> 00:06:09,To ensure their loyalty

00:06:09,792 --> 00:06:12,they were forbidden to learn to read and write

00:06:12,542 --> 00:06:14,Their weapon was a hooded device

00:06:14,001 --> 00:06:15,with retractable blades

00:06:15,417 --> 00:06:16,control by trigger

00:06:17,417 --> 00:06:18,Once capped over the head

00:06:18,792 --> 00:06:21,the blades are triggered,
decapitating the victim

00:06:21,542 --> 00:06:23,It was considered the deadliest weapon

00:06:23,417 --> 00:06:25,before the advent of firearms

00:06:51,626 --> 00:06:54,Who defied orders and put the team at risk?

00:06:55,251 --> 00:06:56,Gua-erjia Gong-e, Chief Commander

00:06:56,542 --> 00:06:57,Tell me!

00:06:58,084 --> 00:06:59,I didn't defied orders

00:06:59,209 --> 00:07:00,I just reacted to the situation

00:07:01,292 --> 00:07:03,You will not take part in tomorrow's mission

00:07:03,792 --> 00:07:04,No!

00:07:04,501 --> 00:07:05,Sir

00:07:05,667 --> 00:07:07,Please allow Musen to atone for her mistake

00:07:07,709 --> 00:07:08,Sir

00:07:08,709 --> 00:07:09,As their leader

00:07:09,792 --> 00:07:11,I'm responsible for their mistakes

00:07:11,876 --> 00:07:14,Musen is always the last to leave training

00:07:14,042 --> 00:07:15,As a female Guillotine...

00:07:15,584 --> 00:07:18,The late emperor issued an edict
before I was born

00:07:18,584 --> 00:07:19,Boy or girl

00:07:19,792 --> 00:07:22,your command was to be passed on
to your offspring

00:07:22,501 --> 00:07:23,Sir!

00:07:26,251 --> 00:07:27,Dismissed

00:07:27,584 --> 00:07:28,Leng stays

00:07:34,209 --> 00:07:35,Musen

00:07:35,209 --> 00:07:36,Take it easy

00:07:36,417 --> 00:07:38,No one will reproach you once you're the Chief

00:07:38,792 --> 00:07:39,That's right

00:07:39,626 --> 00:07:40,When your father passes

00:07:40,667 --> 00:07:41,everyone will obey you

00:07:46,126 --> 00:07:48,When the late emperor sent you here

00:07:49,292 --> 00:07:52,did you ever imagine reaching these heights?

00:07:52,792 --> 00:07:54,I'm nothing

00:07:54,667 --> 00:07:55,without the Guillotines

00:07:57,376 --> 00:07:59,If only you are my son

00:08:06,334 --> 00:08:08,Watch over Musen tomorrow

00:08:08,626 --> 00:08:09,Yes, sir

00:08:35,417 --> 00:08:37,I waited for you my whole life

00:08:37,417 --> 00:08:38,Just get to it

00:08:38,667 --> 00:08:40,What do you have to tell me?

00:08:40,751 --> 00:08:42,I've seen you before

00:08:44,292 --> 00:08:45,How old are you?

00:08:45,584 --> 00:08:46,Are you Manchu

00:08:46,917 --> 00:08:47,lower caste

00:08:47,917 --> 00:08:49,or worse?

00:08:49,334 --> 00:08:51,Do you think you have me trapped?

00:08:52,626 --> 00:08:55,Do you really think I could
be captured so easily?

00:08:56,542 --> 00:08:57,And you?

00:08:58,792 --> 00:09:00,Who do you think you are?

00:09:01,417 --> 00:09:04,You're a fugitive who fled 15 years ago

00:09:04,042 --> 00:09:06,claiming to be an Indian carried to China
by a white tiger

00:09:06,417 --> 00:09:08,but you're just a Han Chinese

00:09:08,001 --> 00:09:10,A false prophet of the lowest caste!

00:09:16,334 --> 00:09:18,I've had a recurring dream

00:09:19,501 --> 00:09:21,In the dream, a man kills me

00:09:22,209 --> 00:09:24,I've never g***t a clear view of his face

00:09:24,792 --> 00:09:26,until last night

00:09:26,751 --> 00:09:28,I finally saw it

00:09:29,751 --> 00:09:30,It was you

00:09:33,667 --> 00:09:35,I can kill you right now

00:09:35,334 --> 00:09:36,No, no, no

00:09:36,459 --> 00:09:38,In the dream, you don't kill me here

00:09:38,834 --> 00:09:40,Even if I don't kill you now

00:09:40,251 --> 00:09:42,tomorrow, you'll be executed

00:09:42,167 --> 00:09:43,in the market

00:09:43,209 --> 00:09:44,The time's not right

00:09:44,667 --> 00:09:46,The place's not right

00:09:46,084 --> 00:09:47,So I won't die tomorrow...

00:09:48,251 --> 00:09:50,except if you are the executioner

00:09:50,376 --> 00:09:51,I can be

00:09:51,542 --> 00:09:52,You can't

00:09:52,501 --> 00:09:54,Guillotines can't be seen in broad daylight

00:09:57,334 --> 00:09:59,What if you die tomorrow

00:10:01,209 --> 00:10:02,will my fate change?

00:10:15,667 --> 00:10:17,The rebel Wolf

00:10:17,167 --> 00:10:18,and his cohorts

00:10:18,917 --> 00:10:20,have been convicted

00:10:20,376 --> 00:10:21,of treason

00:10:22,001 --> 00:10:23,Sentenced to death

00:10:23,542 --> 00:10:25,by decapitation

00:10:29,542 --> 00:10:31,Execute the Herders!

00:10:31,501 --> 00:10:33,As caution to others!

00:10:34,084 --> 00:10:35,Kill all the Herders!

00:10:36,251 --> 00:10:38,Long live the Great Qing!

00:10:59,751 --> 00:11:00,Han man?

00:11:00,667 --> 00:11:01,How much?

00:11:01,501 --> 00:11:02,Five taels

00:11:02,376 --> 00:11:03,Three taels

00:11:03,251 --> 00:11:05,You're Han slaves without souls

00:11:06,834 --> 00:11:09,I'll come back to free you!

00:11:20,126 --> 00:11:20,Wolf!

00:11:37,042 --> 00:11:38,I'm sorry

00:11:38,209 --> 00:11:39,Wolf

00:11:40,626 --> 00:11:41,Rest in peace

00:13:19,876 --> 00:13:20,Attack!

00:14:40,709 --> 00:14:41,Do it

00:15:02,542 --> 00:15:03,Attack!

00:15:16,709 --> 00:15:17,Attack!

00:15:17,626 --> 00:15:18,Now!

00:16:14,834 --> 00:16:18,Emperor Qianlong, born Hongli

00:16:18,584 --> 00:16:21,Haidu, Imperial Guard

00:16:21,501 --> 00:16:23,Musen

00:16:25,126 --> 00:16:27,Musen

00:16:52,584 --> 00:16:53,Your Majesty

00:16:53,251 --> 00:16:55,If we dispatched the firearms squad

00:16:56,917 --> 00:16:58,Wolf wouldn't have escaped

00:17:13,251 --> 00:17:14,Today

00:17:14,417 --> 00:17:16,my daughter, Musen, is dead to me

00:17:21,001 --> 00:17:22,Now she's dead

00:17:22,501 --> 00:17:24,you're free to hunt down Wolf

00:17:29,209 --> 00:17:31,Sacrifice your lives if you must

00:17:31,084 --> 00:17:32,Wolf must be capture

00:17:32,376 --> 00:17:33,Yes sir!

00:17:33,459 --> 00:17:34,Remember

00:17:34,959 --> 00:17:37,your lives belong to the imperial court

00:17:37,667 --> 00:17:39,and to your...