Dragon (Wu xia)

Dragon (Wu xia) (2011)

  • 91% want to see it
    (87 ratings)

In the late Qing Dynasty, LIU Jin-xi is a papermaker and father of two sons who lives a seemingly normal life with his family in a remote village. However, the arrival of a detective soon threatens to tear them apart... -- (C) Cannes

R, 2 hr.
Directed By
Peter Chan
Written By
Oi Wah Lam
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
The Weinstein Co.

Critic Reviews

  • Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile

    It's been described by its makers as 'Colombo meets CSI' but this doesn't fully capture the epic tone and the brilliant images that fuel one of the most interesting of recent Chinese films with martial arts traditions

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dean M


    Not a bad action-drama with Donnie Yen and Takeshi Kaneshiro as what I thought the Chinese epic film is a version of <i>The History of Violence</i>. As the enigmatic paper-maker in a small idyllic town with the unassuming name Liu Jinxi, Yen has finally delivered a… More

  • Justin Y


    <i>Wu Xia</i>, from director Peter Chan, is part action and part mystery. Does it work well together? Indeed.<p>Running roughly around 110 minutes, <i>Wu Xia</i> successfully puts much needed emphasis on story. The pacing isn't exactly snappy, and… More

  • Panta O


    I watched this movie in the cinema at the opening night in Xi'An in China and I can tell you that Hong Kong director Peter Chan surprised me with the ability to involve the audience in the tale of Detective Xu Bai-jiu (Takeshi Kaneshiro) who tries to unravel the mystery of how an… More

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