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My Own Swordsman (2011)

My Own Swordsman poster
Original title
武林外传
Directed by
Shang Jing
Genre
action comedy film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of friends runs an inn in ancient China while dealing with absurd situations and modern social problems. The movie pokes fun at the tradition of martial arts stories and how they glorify fighting.

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What happens

My Own Swordsman (Chinese: 武林外传) is a 2011 Chinese period action comedy film directed by Shang Jing and a sequel to the 2006 series of the same name. The film was released on January 26, 2011. This film criticizes the "wuxia culture" that promotes violence, and imitates, satirizes and criticizes the social phenomena of the time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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