Once Upon a Time in China

15
1hr 52mins

Jet Li stars in this martial arts masterwork from Tsui Hark set in 19th century Canton. Wong Fei-hung (Li) battles ruthless imperialist forces determined to subjugate his country and enslave his people, leading to a climatic fight sequence still regarded as one of the best ever filmed

Screening as part of our A Touch of Action Season - a tribute to the best of East Asian action cinema.

Check out our full Season here.

Unfortunately no Audio Description track is available for this feature.
A Touch of Action
Tsui Hark
15
Action
Cantonese, English, French
Contains Foreign Language Subtitles

This programme takes place as part of the BFI’s nationwide Art of Action season, a BFI FAN initiative supported through National Lottery.