# The Grandmaster (2013)

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**Original title**: *一代宗師*
**Runtime**: 130 min
**Genres**: Action, Drama, History
**Directed by**: Wong Kar-Wai
**Written by**: Wong Kar-Wai, Xu Haofeng, Zou Jingzhi
**Starring**: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Zhao Benshan, Xiao Shenyang, Song Hye-kyo

> *In Martial Arts there is no right or wrong, only the last man standing.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You live quietly in Foshan until a rival family’s elder arrives seeking a successor then you meet his daughter over a fight for lost honor. After war uproots everything you start again in Hong Kong where survival replaces glory while she walks a lone path toward payback. Wong Kar-Wai lets time shape every step.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, neon-soaked, slow-burn, surreal

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