Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Aug 14, 2019 | IMDB 6.7
108 min Watch NowDocumentary, History
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.
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