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Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
Quick Facts
DirectorAnne Fontaine
Runtime1h 24m
GenresComedy
Release1999-08-25
Film

Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

1999· 1h 24m· Comedy

The solitary and largely self-contained Augustin (Jean-Chretien Sibertin Blanc), on obscure young actor of bit-parts and advertisements, has but one ambition - to play the lead role in a Kung Fu epic. But hours of Kung Fu practice alone in his room are not enough. Augustin knows he must pack up and start a new life in China... or at least that part of China within bicycling distance: Chinatown in south-east Paris. There he meets Ling (Maggie Cheung), a young Chinese woman who practices ocupuncture, and little by little, Ling's needles awaken emotions in Augustin that his virginal body had never dreamed of. Where will this lead him? To Kung Fu stardom, maybe not, but to another destiny, a quirky but logical continuation of the same dream.

1999-08-25
Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

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Key Crew
ProducerAlain Sarde
Director of PhotographyChristophe Pollock
Original Music ComposerOlivier Lebé
Full cast & crew (16 cast · 26 crew)

Details

Released1999-08-25
Runtime1h 24m
StatusReleased
StudiosLes Films Alain Sarde · Ciné B · Cinéa
LanguagesFrench
CountriesFrance · Spain
Rating7.3/10 · 16 votes
Original languagefr

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