Long Hu wu shi
2020 [CN]
Action / Documentary
80%
AUDIENCE
7.3/10
386
Plot summary
A new documentary film revisits the golden age of kung fu stuntmen and action directors in Hong Kong during the 1960s-'80s, exploring their pain and struggles. The documentary is a tribute to kung fu stuntmen. “They risked their lives for stunts,” said kung fu choreographer Yuen Bin. In their heyday, these stuntmen and choreographers presented the best, most creative and most complicated kung fu fight sequences anywhere in the world, creating stunts that looked seemingly impossible.
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A must-see for fans of the genre, which
One for the fans
The Hong Kong action film is one of my all-time favourite genres so this documentary is right up my street. It explores the careers of the region's stuntmen who have been working in the genre since the ascendancy of Bruce Lee, also following new recruits in China as they train to be the next generation's go-to stunt guys. A wealth of well-chosen film clips illustrate the talking-head interview clips, and it's so nice to see a documentary about Chinese stunts focusing on someone other than Jackie Chan (he barely gets a mention here). Some of my personal heroes appearing include Yuen Wah, Sammo Hung, Lee Hoi Sang, Mars and Yuen Woo Ping.