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. This film was directed by

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and

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and produced by

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, and starring

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, Arman Darbo, Chyna Mccoy and

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Plot

It tells the story of the Chinese Kung Fu Man Chen Ping who protects a young boy named "Christophe" from his kidnappers.

Cast

as Chen Ping, the Kung Fu Man. *

as Liu Jie, an English teacher in a local school. * Arman Darbo as Christophe, the boy who was kidnapped. *

as Wu San *

as the main members of the kidnapping group. * Igor Darbo as the main members of the kidnapping group. * Andre McCoy as the main members of the kidnapping group. * Lin Shen as Liu Jie's boyfriend.

Production

The film was shot in

Dali City Dali City (, Bai: or ) is the county-level seat of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan, China. Dali City is administered through 12 township-level districts, two of which are also commonly referred to as Dali. Xiag ...

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

Province, China. The film fared poorly at the box office.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt1534449 2012 films American martial arts films Kung fu films Chinese martial arts films 2012 action films 2012 martial arts films 2010s English-language films 2010s Mandarin-language films 2010s American films English-language action films