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Can Dialectics Break Bricks?
“A toast to the exploited!”
7.0 / 10• 1973• 1h 30m•NR• French
ComedyAction
Storyline
A Hong Kong martial arts movie redubbed by situationist René Viénet. The narrative focuses on a conflict between proletarians and bureaucrats within state capitalism. The proletarians enlist their grasp of dialectics in the fight against their oppressors, while the bureaucrats defend themselves using a combination of co-optation and violence.
Cast & Crew
Chen Hung-Lieh
(archive footage)
Lead
Jason Pai Piao
(archive footage)
Raoul Curet
(voice)
Jacques Thébault
(voice)
Michèle Grellier
(voice)
DM
Dominique Morin
(voice)
Patrick Dewaere
(voice)
Jean-Pierre Leroux
(voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tu Kuang-chi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Can Dialectics Break Bricks? is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
