Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

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The solitary and largely self-contained Augustin (Jean-Chretien Sibertin Blanc), on obscure young actor of bit-parts and advertisements, has but one ambition - to play the lead role in a Kung Fu epic. But hours of Kung Fu practice alone in his room are not enough. Augustin knows he must pack up and start a new life in China... or at least that part of China within bicycling distance: Chinatown in south-east Paris. There he meets Ling (Maggie Cheung), a young Chinese woman who practices ocupuncture, and little by little, Ling's needles awaken emotions in Augustin that his virginal body had never dreamed of. Where will this lead him? To Kung Fu stardom, maybe not, but to another destiny, a quirky but logical continuation of the same dream.

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Creators

Anne Fontaine

director

Anne Fontaine

writer

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Jacques Fieschi

writer

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Gilles Taurand

writer

Cast

Bernard Campan actor

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Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc actor

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Paulette Dubost actor Maggie Cheung actor Jackie Chan actor

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Darry Cowl actor Pascal Bonitzer actor

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Patricia Dinev actor Fanny Ardant actor

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André Dussollier actor

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Marc Hoang actor

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Ham Chau Luong actor

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Winston Ong actor

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Reinaldo Wong actor Shi Liang actor Thierry Lhermitte actor