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Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
7.5 / 10• 2021• 53m•NR• French
Documentary
Storyline
Jackie Chan is a true icon of Asian and Chinese culture. Over a 45-year-long career, he has carved a niche for himself as an actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter, but also singer and formidable businessman. After starring in almost 200 films, Jackie Chan has reconciled fans of genre film and Hollywood blockbusters, whilst bridging the gap between Asian and Western cinema. Through film excerpts, archive footage and images, and an offbeat approach inspired by the visual codes of the golden age of kung fu films, this documentary will take a look back at the creation of a popular hero who has come to be an icon for China, and for the entire Asian continent.
Cast & Crew
Jackie Chan
Self
Lead
Marie Borgini
Narrator (french voice over)
Verena Rendtorff
Narrator (dutch voice over)
Sebastian Griegel
Narrator (dutch voice over)
Thomas Wenke
Narrator (dutch voice over)
Brett Ratner
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee
Self (archive footage)
Jaden Smith
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Antoine Coursat's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jackie Chan: Building an Icon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
