True Legend (2010)

Original title

苏乞儿

Directed by

Yuen Woo-ping

Genre

action film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 244 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A retired general in 19th-century China is attacked by his vengeful sworn brother who has returned from war with a deadly new skill. To defeat him, the general learns drunken boxing from the God of Wushu.

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What happens

True Legend (苏乞儿) is a 2010 Chinese–Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, his first since Tai Chi Boxer (1996). A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film starred Vincent Zhao as Chinese folk hero Su Can, and co-starred Zhou Xun, Jay Chou, and Andy On. Gordon Liu, Leung Kar-yan, Michelle Yeoh, and David Carradine make cameo appearances. Set in late 19th-century and early 20th-century China, the film follows a retired general whose peaceful life is interrupted when his vengeful sworn brother returns from war armed with a deadly skill. Weakened but not destroyed, he learns drunken boxing from the God of Wushu to defeat his sworn brother. The film has been shown in both 2D and 3D, and was promoted as the first Chinese 3D film. It was released in the United States on 13 May 2011 by Indomina, grossing US$62,200 during its run. Though it was a rather large financial loss for producer Bill Kong, making only RMB 46.5 million (US$6.82 million) against an estimated budget of US$20 million, the film received generally positive reviews from critics, particularly for its action choreography. True Legend was awarded the Lotus Action Asia at the 13th Deauville Asian Film Festival and won the Best Asian Action Movie award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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