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Big Brother

2018 · 111 min

A rousing mix of classroom comedy and bone-crunching fights, with a big heart for underdog students.

Tagline
Friend. Teacher. Protector.
Overview
A soldier-turned-high school teacher uses unusual methods to reach to a class of poor students, while dealing with a greedy entrepreneur and his gang of fighters as well as the government.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • education
  • found family
  • redemption
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, drama, comedy
Directed by
Kam Ka-wai
Written by
Chan Tai-Lee
Starring
Donnie Yen, Joe Chen Chiao-en, Lok Ming-kit, Yu Kang, Bruce Tong Kwan-chi, Chris Tong Kwan-yiu, Gladys Li Ching-kwan, Gordon Lau Chiu-kin
Cinematography
Noah Wong, Jam Yau Chung-Yip
Runtime
111 min
Country
China, Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

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