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Brighton Wok: The Legend of Ganja Boxing (2008)
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Brighton Wok: The Legend of Ganja Boxing (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Vafan Cuolo the Italian Ninja takes over Brighton with his milita of kung-fu fighters. Ryu, a young man just out of a care home, is surprised to discover that he is Brighton's last hope. Ryu is the Chosen One and he must find The Ganja Master, learn the ancient mystical art of Ganja Boxing and defeat Vafan; liberating Brighton.
Style: epic, neo noir, exciting, tense, humorous, captivating, surreal, confusing, independent film, spoof ...
Audience: teens
Plot: kung fu, drug addict, ninja, spy, revenge, psychopath, betrayal, murder, supernatural power, teenager, martial arts, police, kidnapping, amnesia, chase, drug addiction, robbery, sadism, drug use, father son relationship, sacrifice, teenage boy, humiliation, corpse, surrealism ...
Time: 80s, 21st century, contemporary
Place: brighton, london
Keyword: french, dope

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Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
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Country: USA, Russia, North Korea
Duration: 111 min.
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Duration: 88 min.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
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Duration: 102 min.
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Style: parody, absurd, humorous, not serious, satirical ...
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Country: USA, UK, Australia
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
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Style: parody, spoof, grindhouse, humorous, funny ...
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Time: 20th century, 70s, year 2009
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Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 66 min.
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Style: suspense, humorous, exciting, tense, captivating ...
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Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
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