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Showing in: Circuit
Planete
Starting:
April 6, 2000
Production
Information:
Set
in a post-war holocaust, BRIDGE OF DRAGONS tells the story of
two warring nations left from the aftermath and threatening to
wipe out the population for good. They are divided into the
"Confederation of Scientific Technology" and "The
Republic." The first is pushing for a return to and the
advancement of technology while the latter rejects it.
The
story opens in the heat of a battle between two nations. Our
hero, Warchykld, tears through the opposing forces like a
vengeful fury. At the same time, in a mansion overlooking a vast
spread of out-dated villages, a young oriental girl, Halo, waits
to be married to Roechang, a high-ranking general for the
Republic. She is also a Taoist priestess, trained in ancient
martial arts.
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Unfortunately
she is not in love with the general and on their wedding day she
escapes and becomes a fugitive.
Warchyld,
tired of constant battle, walks among the ruins. is on a missions
to destroy an enemy despot. This is not the first time he's been
on such a mission. In fact, he's been killing his enemies since
childhood. He is good at what he does, but over time age and
experience have raised a beginnings of doubts in what he is doing.
Warchyld penetrates an enemy target as instructed. Inside
the building he fires at everyone who comes within range,
"killing the enemy." One man remains alive, bleeding and
praying. Warchyld cannot find it within himself to kill the man,
The man talks to Warchyld who discovers that he is in a church and
has just killed a group of priests, He knows that this should make
no difference to him because religion has been banned, but he is
unable to brush the fact, possibly a feeling of guilt away.
He returns to his superiors, telling them that he is no
longer willing to continue killing at their direction. They
now see him as a threat and send out an assassin to kill him. The
assassin, Jeremy, is also the man who trained him. He too has
found a conscience and is torn between his friend and his cause.
Warchyld is on the run and being chased by his won people.
Back as the front, Halo rides as far away from her land as
possible. She finds a hidings spot by a river and allows
herself a bath in the water. Suddenly a group of Republic soldiers
finds her and begins to tease her. Using beauty as a weapon, she
tricks and kills the leader. Besides her martial arts training she
has a cache of ancient weapons. In the midst of the battle,
Warchld appears and helps her to dispose of the last remaining
soldiers.
The two decide to join together in their flight from their
countries and soon stops in a tavern to eat. There are a group of
soldiers becoming increasingly boisterous. Warchyld and Halo
interrupts them and quickly disperse them. The innkeeper thanks
them and supplies them with several days of food for the road.
After numerous skirmishes and battle along the way, they fin d a
sanctuary. There they are wed and afterward move on. While trying
to rescue a captive girl, they are captured and taken prisoner by
their former, respective sides. Halo is due to be beheaded and
Warchykd is left crucified on a cross. He yells to the soldiers
below him that although he is going to die there, at least he is
free.
Halo manages to escape and returns to rescue Warchyld. They
ride away to find a life away from the madness and gallop past a
man on foot. We see that it is Jeremy and the three exchange
looks. Jeremy gives them a peace sign, lets them go unhindered,
knowing that he will be the next outlaw.
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