The African Who Wanted to Fly
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Date: January 01, 2016 to December 31, 2016
Dates Note: 2016
Country of Origin:
Belgium
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France
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Gabon
Place of Origin: Gabon, France, Belgium
Languages:
French
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Chinese
Color: Color
Silent: No
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African Film Festival 2018Description:
How did a man born and raised in a small Gabonese town become the star of dozens of kung fu films and a member of Jackie Chan’s crew? The “first black man in Shaolin Temple” in China, Luc Bendza has a story as remarkable as any Hong Kong martial arts stunt. Samantha Biffot’s sweet-natured documentary unveils his remarkable trajectory from a thirteen-year-old who thought “Chinese could fly” to a contented, Mandarin-fluent kung fu hero.
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