Gallants (2010)

Original title

打擂台

Directed by

Derek Kwok, Clement Cheung

Genre

martial arts film, action comedy film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

16

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of retired martial artists run a rundown teahouse. When their former master wakes from a coma, they get a chance to regain their old fighting spirit.

nostalgicwarmlightheartedplayfulunderdogaffectionateenergeticold-school

What happens

Gallants (Chinese: 打擂台; Jyutping: daa2 leoi4 toi4) is a 2010 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Derek Kwok and Clement Cheng, starring Leung Siu-lung, Chen Kuan-tai and Teddy Robin. The film is set in modern times, but is in the style of Hong Kong action comedy films from the 1960s and 1970s. The film premiered at the Hong Kong Film Festival on 26 March 2010. The film has received favourable reviews on its festival shows in North America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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