Bruce Lee, My Brother
Bruce Lee, My Brother | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Xiǎolóng | | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Jyutping | Lei5 Siu2 Lung4 |
Manfred Wong
Lorraine Ho
Christy Chung
Aarif Rahman
Shirley Yip
companies
Shanghai TV Media
Beijing Antaeus Film
Beijing Meng Ze Culture & Media
J' Star Group
Masterpiece Films
- 25 November 2010
Bruce Lee, My Brother (
Plot
Bruce Lee, My Brother is a dramatic biopic of the eponymous martial arts legend as told by his younger brother, Robert Lee. Based directly from the book "Memories of Lee Siu-loong", which is authored by Lee's siblings (Phoebe, Robert, Agnes and Peter),[3][4] it revolves around Bruce Lee's life as a rebellious adolescent in Hong Kong before he sets off for the USA and conquers the world at the age of 18 with only US$102 in his pocket.
As a young man, Bruce grew up in an affluent family. Entering the film industry at an early age, he gained fame as a child actor. Outside the home and studio, he was rebellious; he spent time engaging in street fights, dancing with lady friends, and hanging with his buddies, Kong and Unicorn, the latter a fellow child actor who later appeared in
Against his father's wishes, Bruce studies the
Cast
- Aarif Rahman as Bruce Lee
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as Lee Hoi-chuen
- Christy Chung as Grace Ho
- Jennifer Tse as Cho Man-yee (Pearl Tso)
- Michelle Ye as Lee Hap-ngan (Eight Sister), Bruce Lee's aunt
- Jin Au-yeung as Unicorn Chan/Sloppy Cat
- Tan Hanjin as Skinny
- Angela Gong Mi as Leung Man-lan (Margaret Leung)
- Zhang Yishan as Lau Kin-kong
- Wilfred Lau as Ngai
- Lee Heung-kam as Bruce Lee's grandmother
- Cheung Tat-ming as Fung Fung
- Cho Tat-wah
- Leung Sing-Bor
- Alex Yen as Charlie Owen
- Dada Lo as Phoebe Lee
- Leanne Ho as Agnes Lee
- Charles Ying as Peter Lee
- Dylan Sterling as Robert Lee
- Wong Chi-Wai as Ip Man
Accolades
Accolades | |||
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Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
30th Hong Kong Film Awards[5] | Best Actor | Tony Leung Ka-fai | Nominated |
Best New Performer | Hanjin Tang | Won |
References
- Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "Bruce Lee film no match for the Hollywood heavyweights". London: Independent. 4 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.cityonfire.com/robert-lee-interview/
- ^ "Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010) Movie Review | BeyondHollywood.com". Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "30th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards - nominations". chinokino.com. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
External links
- Bruce Lee, My Brother at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Bruce Lee, My Brother at IMDb
- News: Biopic Bruce Lee, My Brother out in November
- Bruce Lee, My Brother at Hong Kong Cinemagic