Summary
When Sid insults a powerful triad boss, his father sends him to Taiwan for safety. Bored and restless, he discovers a community of Zen drummers high in the hills, and joins up - a decision inspired by a pretty face that soon becomes a challenge.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 66
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 58 min
A typical length for dramas, +9 min on the typical 109
typical 109118Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
2007
October 11, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
DramaActionLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Also spoken
cnMade in
Taiwan
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more20 people
- Jaycee ChanSid
- Angelica LeeHong Dou
- Tony Leung Ka-faiKwan
- Roy Cheung Yiu-yeungAh Chiu
- Yumiko Cheng Hei-YiCarmen
- Josie HoSina
- Kenneth TsangStephen Ma
- LRLiu Ruo-YuLan Jie
- HCHuang Chih-ChunZen Drummers' Master
- Glen ChinUncle Tak
Ken Lo Wai-kwongLong
Eugenia YuanKwan's Wife- LCLo Chun-HoMichael
Wong Man-ShingHo- HHHeaven HoStephen's Gangster
- MCMoses Chan Ka-ChungStephen's Gangster
- TCTse Cheung-ChongVillager Lai
- JLJohnny Lam Ming-YiuOfficer Chan
Lau Kar-WingRival Gang Boss- CCChiu Chi-HonDi
Directing · 1
- Kenneth Bi Director, Writer
Art · 1
- Alex Mok Siu-Chung Art Direction
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