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Battle of the Fists

2021 · 91 min

A breezy, good-natured underdog romp where scrappy college fights and young romance keep things light and easy to root for.

Directed by: Nguyễn Bá Cường
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Action
Starring: Truong Quoc Cuong, Tien Hoang, MLee

Overview: Battle of the Fists (2021) is the film about The son of a master martial artist who must rediscover his long-forgotten moves before facing his new lover's ex-boyfriend at a college competition.

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Directed by: Nguyễn Bá Cường
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Action
Starring: Truong Quoc Cuong, Tien Hoang, MLee

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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
love
family
identity
sport
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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

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Genres: comedy, drama, action
Directed by: Nguyễn Bá Cường
Written by: Tran Khanh Hoang
Starring: Truong Quoc Cuong, Tien Hoang, MLee, Cris Phan, Katleen Phan Võ, Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat, Duy Khánh Zhou Zhou, Gi A Nguyen
Runtime: 91 min
Country: Vietnam
Languages: Vietnamese

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