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The Grandmaster (2013)
★ 6.6 · 977 ratings on TMDB
In Martial Arts there is no right or wrong, only the last man standing.
Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.
DirectorWong Kar-Wai
The emergence reading
The Grandmaster keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.
zero-distanceHK
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