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Kung Fu Boys

2016 · 95 min

A light, playful culture-clash comedy with energetic kung fu scraps and gentle fish-out-of-water humour.

Directed by
Tao Sheng, Wei Wang
Genres
Comedy, Action, Adventure
Starring
Liu Ruilin, Lin Qiunan, Benny Chan Ho-Man
Overview
A Chinese problem child from the US is sent to live with his uncle in China. He immediately runs into difficult situations there, such as a rabbit thief, the secret crush of his uncle, and some classmates who aren't exactly welcoming to him. But luckily he has some excellent kung fu skills.

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Free in the UK
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Directed by
Tao Sheng, Wei Wang
Genres
Comedy, Action, Adventure
Starring
Liu Ruilin, Lin Qiunan, Benny Chan Ho-Man
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • friendship
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, action, adventure
Directed by
Tao Sheng, Wei Wang
Written by
Gu Wei, Li Xiang
Starring
Liu Ruilin, Lin Qiunan, Benny Chan Ho-Man, Liang Chao, E Jingwen, Wei Wei Yu, Alan Ng, Kimmy Tong Fei
Runtime
95 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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