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Looking for Jackie (2009)

Looking for Jackie poster
Original title
寻找成龙
Directed by
Jiang Ping
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
12
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 65 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy named Zhang Yishan goes on a trip to find his idol Jackie Chan. Along the way he meets various people and learns some life lessons.

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What happens

Looking for Jackie (simplified Chinese: 寻找成龙; traditional Chinese: 尋找成龍; pinyin: Xúnzhǎo Chéng Lóng; Jyutping: Cam1 Zaau1 Sing4 Lung4; also known as Jackie Chan: Kung Fu Master) is a 2009 film directed by Fang Gangliang and Jiang Ping and written by Hua Xuan and Wu Jiamin. It is an action and family film, which tells the story of a young boy, Zhang Yishan (Zhang Yishan), who sets on a journey to meet his idol, Jackie Chan. Despite being on the cover, Jackie Chan is barely in the movie and only appears at the very end for a few minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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