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Tracing Shadow (2009)

Tracing Shadow poster
Original title
追影
Directed by
Francis Ng, Marco Mak
Genre
comedy film, action film, martial arts film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
15
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wuxia comedy that follows characters caught up in martial arts antics and mistaken identities. The story involves lookalikes of famous stars getting into slapstick trouble.

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What happens

Tracing Shadow is a 2009 wuxia comedy film directed by Francis Ng and Marco Mak, starring Ng, Pace Wu, Jaycee Chan and Xie Na. This film is also known for featuring actors with uncanny resemblances to famous stars which include Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Andy Lau, Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse and Richie Ren. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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