PG-13The Grandmaster

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Play Time: 130 mins
Action, Drama, History
The Grandmaster

Overview:
Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.

Original Title:一代宗師
Status: Released (2013-01-10)
Awards:Nominated for 2 Oscars. 68 wins & 72 nominations total
BoxOffice:$6,594,959
Screen:Kar-Wai Wong, Jingzhi Zou, Haofeng Xu
Productions: Jet Tone Films, Sil-Metropole Organisation, Bona International Film Group, Block 2 Pictures
Production Countries: China, Hong Kong
Spoken Languages: 广州话 / 廣州話, 普通话, 日本語
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I'm a fan of Wong Kar-Wai's films but I reckon that I still prefer Wilson Yip's 2008 version of the Ip Man story. Set amidst the turbulent times in China that saw the end of the rule of Manchu dynasty, the embryonic republic established and then the Japanese invasion, we meet a man ( ....

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