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Wushu

2008 · 99 min

A lively, earnest martial-arts showcase where disciplined training and youthful camaraderie build toward satisfying tournament-style showdowns.

Overview
A group of Wushu students stumble into a child kidnapping ring run by an alumnus.

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How it feels

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Tone
    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
    • friendship
    • crime
    • justice
    • violence
    Places
    • school
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action7
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, action
    Directed by
    Guo Yu-Dan, Antony Szeto, Dennis Chan Kwok-San
    Written by
    Dennis Chan Kwok-San, Lau Ho-leung
    Starring
    Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Liu Fengchao, Wang Wenjie, Wang Xichao, Mao Junjie, Max Zhang, Tie Nan, He Sirong
    Runtime
    99 min
    Country
    Hong Kong, China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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