HeavenlySwordisadramatictaleofrevengethatseesNariko(AnnaTorv),afieryred-hairedheroine,embarkonaquestforvengeanceagainsttheinvadingKingBohan(AlfredMolina)andhisarmy.Onceconsideredthefailureofalegendaryprophecy,Narikomustwieldaswordthatwasultimatelymeantforanother.ThisancientHeavenlySword,oncebelongingtoapowerfuldeity,canneverbewieldedbyamortalwithoutitslowlyandinevitablykillingthem.ForNariko,itisaraceagainsttimetoavengeherclanbeforeherlifeisirreparablyovertakenbytheomnipotentHeavenlySwordaaa
