
Kar Wai Wong
THE GRANDMASTER
THE GRANDMASTERS
Status: Completed
Director(s): Kar Wai Wong
Main cast: Tony Chiu Wai Leung, Cung Le, Qingxiang Wang
Short synopsis : In martial arts there is no right or wrong, only the last man standing
Long synopsis : In the world of Martial Arts, there are many Masters, but the title of Grandmaster belongs only to a legend. Bruce Lee's teacher Ip Man was a man of action who knew the last man standing was always right. He believed he was that man. But then he met his true equal; an unmistakable Martial Arts genius from Manchuria named Gong Er who was also a legend... and a beautiful woman.
Cast
- Tony Chiu Wai Leung, Cung Le, Qingxiang Wang, Elvis Tsui, Hye-kyo Song, Chia Yung Liu
Crew
- Producer(s): Jacky Pang Yee Wah, Kar Wai Wong
- Director(s): Kar Wai Wong
- Screenplay: Kar Wai Wong, Jingzhi Zou, Haofeng Xu
- DP: Philippe Le Sourd
- Editing: William Chang, Hung Poon
- Original Music: Nathaniel Méchaly, Shigeru Umebayashi
- Set Design: William Chang, Alfred Yau
- Original Title: THE GRANDMASTERS
- Genre(s): Action, Drama, Historical Drama, Thriller
- Production company: BLOCK 2
- Production date: 2012
- Language: Chinese
- Duration: 108 min
- Image Ratio: 0.00
- Berlinale 2013 - Out of Competition
- Academy Awards 2014 - Nominated
Award(s) : Best Achievement in Cinematography, Best Achievement in Costume Design - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2013
- Durban International Film Festival 2013
- Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy 2013
- Sao Paulo Mostra Internacional de Cinema 2013
- Five Flavours Film Festival 2013
- Beijing International Film Festival 2014
Award(s) : Best Director, Best Actress, Best Cinematography - Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2013
Award(s) : Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Costume & Make-up Design