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Bruce Lee, My Brother

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Bruce Lee, My Brother
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李小龍
Simplified Chinese李小龙
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Xiǎolóng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLei5 Siu2 Lung4
Directed byRaymond Yip
Manfred Wong
Screenplay byManfred Wong
Story byRobert Lee
Produced byRobert Lee
Manfred Wong
Lorraine Ho
StarringTony Leung
Christy Chung
Aarif Rahman
Narrated byRobert Lee
CinematographyJason Kwan
Edited byAzrael Chung
Shirley Yip
Music byChan Kwong-wing
Production
companies
Media Asia Films
Shanghai TV Media
Beijing Antaeus Film
Beijing Meng Ze Culture & Media
J' Star Group
Masterpiece Films
Distributed byMedia Asia Distributions
Release date
  • 25 November 2010 (2010-11-25)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Budget$4.5 million[1]

Bruce Lee, My Brother (Chinese: 李小龍, also known in the United Kingdom as Young Bruce Lee) is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film directed by Raymond Yip, written, produced, and directed by Manfred Wong from a story by Bruce Lee's real life younger brother Robert Lee, who also produced and narrated the film. The film stars Aarif Rahman as Lee, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Christy Chung as Lee's parents, the film is based on the life of Bruce Lee in his teenage years to part of his adult years.[2]

Plot

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Bruce Lee, My Brother is a dramatic biopic of the eponymous martial arts legend as told by his younger brother, Robert Lee. Based directly from the book "Memories of Lee Siu-loong", which is authored by Lee's siblings (Phoebe, Robert, Agnes and Peter),[3][4] it revolves around Bruce Lee's life as a rebellious adolescent in Hong Kong before he sets off for the USA and conquers the world at the age of 18 with only US$102 in his pocket.

As a young man, Bruce grew up in an affluent family. Entering the film industry at an early age, he gained fame as a child actor. Outside the home and studio, he was rebellious; he spent time engaging in street fights, dancing with lady friends, and hanging with his buddies, Kong and Unicorn, the latter a fellow child actor who later appeared in Fist of Fury and The Way of the Dragon. Invincible as he is as a street fighter, Bruce's romantic escapades are not as smooth and successful. He is head-over-heels in love with Pearl, only to realize his mate Kong shares the same passion. At a cha-cha dancing tournament, Kong tells Bruce his intentions of leaving Pearl so Bruce himself can have her, damaging their friendship. Bruce is unable to come to terms with Kong.

Against his father's wishes, Bruce studies the Wing Chun martial arts style instead of tai chi and tastes his first public triumph at a tournament with his kung fu skills against a boxer, whom immediately seeks a rematch. Tasting victory again, Bruce learns from his opponent that Kong has become a drug addict and infiltrates the drug lord's den together with Unicorn to rescue Kong, but the drug dealers confront them. Their actions lead to a long chase; although Bruce and his friends survive, Kong later dies trying to save his friends. Bruce himself becomes the target of both the Triads and corrupted cops who want him in jail. To save his life, Bruce's father has no choice but to send him off to San Francisco, California.

Cast

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Accolades

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Accolades
Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome
30th Hong Kong Film Awards[5] Best Actor Tony Leung Ka-fai Nominated
Best New Performer Hanjin Tang Won

References

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  1. ^ "Leung, Chung join cast of Bruce Lee, My Brother". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Bruce Lee film no match for the Hollywood heavyweights". London: Independent. 4 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: Interview with Robert Lee | cityonfire.com".
  4. ^ "Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010) Movie Review | BeyondHollywood.com". Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  5. ^ "30th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards - nominations". chinokino.com. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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