Texas-based distributors Well Go USA Entertainment have revealed that they are planning to bring to Blu-ray director Andrew Lau's period action film The Guillotines (2012), starring Shawn Yue, Huang Xiao-Ming, Stephy Tang, Wen Zhang, and Boran Jing. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is August 13th.
During the Manchurian-ruled Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yong Zheng established a secret assassination squad known as the Guillotines to eliminate all who opposed him. Once heavily favored by the Emperor, the Guillotines are deemed expendable once Emperor Qian Long ascends to the throne and adopts Western ideas and technology. To consolidate his power under a new regime, the Emperor continues to use the Guillotines to persecute the conquered Han Chinese in a reign of terror and oppression.