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The Touch

2002 · 103 min

A light, exotic adventure with acrobatic action and mystical overtones, easy to watch but not especially memorable.

Directed by: Peter Pau Tak-hai
Genres: Action, Fantasy
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Ben Chaplin, Richard Roxburgh

Overview: A sister and brother, the last heirs of a family of acrobats, are called upon by a Buddhist monk sect to retrieve an artifact that their ancestors have protected throughout the ages.

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Directed by: Peter Pau Tak-hai
Genres: Action, Fantasy
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Ben Chaplin, Richard Roxburgh

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
loyalty
survival
faith
betrayal
Places: countryside
wilderness
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, fantasy
Directed by: Peter Pau Tak-hai
Written by: Julien Carbon, Laurent Courtiaud, J. D. Zeik
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Ben Chaplin, Richard Roxburgh, Lung Sihung, Brandon Chang, Margaret Wang, Dane Cook, Emmanuel Lanzi
Music: Basil Poledouris
Cinematography: Peter Pau Tak-hai
Runtime: 103 min
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan
Languages: French, Mandarin, English

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