We wrote earlier about Vietnamese martial-art drama The Legend Is Alive - a new martial arts oriented drama from the director of art-house hit The White Silk Dress that stars The Rebel's Dustin Nguyen as a mentally disabled martial arts master drawn into a fight with a gang of human trafficers. Nguyen, always reliable, was our first attraction to the film but we were soon swept in by the compelling block of trailers - all of which you'll find below the break. And apparently we weren't the only ones who took notice as the film has just won five Golden Kites Awards, taking home the hardware for Best Actor (Dustin Nguyen), Best Director (Luu Huynh), Best Cinematography, Best Score and - in a tie - Best Picture. Our congratulations to all involved and a reminder to Twitch readers to keep an eye on Vietnam ... the industry there is ready to explode ...
Looks really violent and rough, it goes to my watching list. Vietnamese films often remind me Thai productions, I like the way they stretch the limits of what is acceptable to show, I mean in the eyes of the western viewer.
yeah looks cool, i see more films coming out of these countries recently and some look really good, just hope it doesnt take forever to get to the US.
Wait ... Bruce Lee? O_o
I have no idea what the story is about, but if I'm not mistaken, Nguyen plays a mentally-challenged man who shares the same name as the late legend (hence the title). Am I right?
So this is kind of Vietnam's Chocolate?
i think a more apt description would be a Vietnamese take on Chocolate & Forrest Gump....was really looking forward to seeing the film from the trailer, and then caught up with Phil who gave a very big thumbs up to the film,and had caught up with the director for an interview.....
reminded me of the retard(by ben stiller) in tropic thunder. for my money you gotta be silent if you are retarded. and kick a lotta ass. in any way possible, like counting cards or literally kicking ass.
i just got back from saigon yesterday and besides the millions of dragon ball evolution advertisements in vietnam. i saw ads for this and i'm hyped for it, does anyone know when this movie is released? if its great i'll have to purchase the film on blue ray or dvd. its one of those inner viet pride i have.