Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019)

08/14/2019 (AU) • 1h 48m

Documentary, History

How Hong Kong kicked off a cinematic revolution

Overview

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

martial arts

kung fu

hip-hop

cinema on cinema

movie business

blaxploitation cinema

hong kong

martial arts master

cinema history

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