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Gallants

2010 · 98 min

A warm, funny, and nostalgic kung fu comedy that feels like a classic underdog story with heart.

Directed by: Derek Kwok Chi-kin, Clement Cheng Si-Kit
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Wong Yau-Nam, Chen Kuan-tai, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung

Overview: Master Law awakes from a 30-year coma without memories, but his martial arts skills are intact. His renowned kung fu academy is now a teahouse, and greedy developers are trying to steamroll it to make way for condos

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Directed by: Derek Kwok Chi-kin, Clement Cheng Si-Kit
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Wong Yau-Nam, Chen Kuan-tai, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 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: friendship
redemption
aging
identity
found family
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, comedy
Directed by: Derek Kwok Chi-kin, Clement Cheng Si-Kit
Written by: Derek Kwok Chi-kin, Clement Cheng Si-Kit, Frankie Tam Gong-yuen
Starring: Wong Yau-Nam, Chen Kuan-tai, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung, Teddy Robin, JJ Jia Xiaochen, Susan Shaw Yam-yam, Michael Chan Wai-Man, Li Haitao
Runtime: 98 min
Country: Hong Kong, China
Languages: Cantonese

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