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The Grandmaster is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Wong Kar-wai released in USA on 30 august 2013 with Tony Leung Chiu-wai
The Grandmaster (2013)
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Add to a movie listThe Grandmaster is a 2013 Hong Kong-Chinese martial arts drama film based on the life story of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man. The film was directed and written by Wong Kar-wai and stars Tony Leung as Ip Man. It was released on 8 January 2013 in China. It was the opening film at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2013. The film was selected as part of the 2013 Hong Kong International Film Festival. The Weinstein Company acquired the international distribution rights for the film. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, making the January shortlist, but did not get the nomination. The film was nominated for Best Cinematography (Philippe Le Sourd) and Best Costume Design (William Chang Suk Ping) at the 86th Academy Awards.
Synopsis
The film narrates the life of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man from the 1930s in Foshan, his flight to Hong Kong after the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the events leading up to his death.Actors
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
(Ip Man)
Zhang Ziyi
(Gong Er)
Chang Chen
(Razor)
Zhao Benshan
(Ding Lianshan)
Song Hye-kyo
(Zhang Yongcheng)
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