Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Bernard Campan

Boutinot

Age : 66 | Popularity : 8%

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Augustin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Paulette Dubost

Madame Haton

Age : 100 | Popularity : 8%

Maggie Cheung

Ling

Age : 59 | Popularity : 28%

Jackie Chan

[archive footage]

Age : 70 | Popularity : 100%

Darry Cowl

René

Age : 80 | Popularity : 10%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Anne Fontaine
Camera	Director of Photography	Christophe Pollock
Department	Role	Name

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