Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

"How Hong Kong kicked off a cinematic revolution"

Sep 17 2019 N/A 1h 47m
Documentary, History

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.

Plot

From Hong Kong to Hollywood, the Shaw Brothers to The Matrix, martial arts in cinema has been busting box offices and breaking barriers since the 1960s. This is the wild untold story of how the way of the dragon became a global phenomenon.

Written by

Grady Hendrix

Directed by

Serge Ou

Cast

Jessica Henwick, Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White

Crew

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Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

Melbourne International Film Festival, The Post Lounge, Queensland Government, Screen Queensland, WildBear Entertainment, Screen Canberra, XYZ Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

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