The Monk (2015)

Original title

道士下山

Directed by

Chen Kaige

Genre

action film, martial arts film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

16

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 111 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young monk leaves his monastery and enters the outside world. He gets involved with martial arts masters and faces various challenges.

whimsicalfast-pacedaction-packedcomedicfantasticallightheartedadventurous

What happens

Monk Comes Down the Mountain (Chinese: 道士下山) is a 2015 Chinese fantasy-adventure-comedy film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Wang Baoqiang, Aaron Kwok, Chang Chen, Lin Chi-ling, Fan Wei, Yuen Wah, Vanness Wu, Wang Xueqi, Danny Chan, Lam Suet and Dong Qi. It is based on the best-selling novel Dao Shi Xia Shan (A Monk Comes Down the Mountain) by Xu Haofeng. Filming started in March 2014 on location in Xianghe, Hebei. The film was released on July 3, 2015. It was the first movie with DTS:X and was available in IMAX 3D. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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