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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
How Hong Kong kicked off a cinematic revolution
2019·1h 48m·★ 6.7
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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Standard sit-down · 1h 48m
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