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| True Legend | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蘇乞兒 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 苏乞儿 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Yuen Woo-ping | ||||||||||
| Written by | Christine To | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Bill Kong Zhang Zhenyang | ||||||||||
| Starring | Vincent Zhao Zhou Xun Jay Chou Michelle Yeoh Andy On David Carradine Guo Xiaodong Feng Xiaogang Cung Le Gordon Liu Bryan Leung Jacky Heung | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Zhao Xiaoding | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Wenders Li | ||||||||||
| Music by | Shigeru Umebayashi | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | EDKO Films Ltd | ||||||||||
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Running time | 115 minutes | ||||||||||
| Countries | China Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese | ||||||||||
| Budget | US$20,000,000 | ||||||||||
| Box office | RMB 46.5 million (US$6.82 million) | ||||||||||
True Legend is a 2010 Hong Kong-Chinese martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping in his first film as director since 1996. The film stars Vincent Zhao in the lead role, and co-stars Zhou Xun, Jay Chou, and Andy On. Gordon Liu, Leung Kar-yan, Michelle Yeoh, and David Carradine (in his final film role before his death) make cameo appearances.[1] Set in China in the 1860s, the plot follows retired Qing general Su Can (Zhao), whose peaceful life is interrupted when his vengeful brother, Yuan (On), returns from war armed with the deadly Five Venom Fists. Weakened but not destroyed, Su Can learns the Drunken Fist style from the God of Wushu (Chou). Armed with this new power, he returns home to honor his family through retribution by taking on his brother in a battle to become a true legend.
The film has been shown in both 2D and 3D, and was promoted as the first Chinese 3D film. It was released in the U.S. on May 13, 2011 by the distribution company Indomina, where it grossed US$62,200 during its run. Though it was a rather large financial loss for producer Bill Kong, making only RMB 46.5 million (US$6.82 million) against an estimated budget of US$20 million, the film received generally positive reviews from critics, particularly for its martial arts choreography. True Legend was awarded the Lotus Action Asia at the 13th Deauville Asian Film Festival and won the Best Asian Action Movie award.[2][3]