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The Rebel

Dòng Máu Anh Hùng

2007 · 103 min · Action

In 1920s French-ruled Vietnam, a conflicted Vietnamese agent working for the colonial secret police is sent to hunt down a rebel leader, and finds his loyalties tested when he falls for the rebel's fierce daughter. A slick period martial-arts thriller.

Why it’s here

A Vietnamese martial-arts period film about anti-colonial resistance in 1920s French Indochina.

Runtime
103 min
Genre
Action · Drama
Mood
thoughtful · adventurous
Entry
some context
Best for
character-driven drama
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Part of 10 Essential Vietnamese Films

This film is stop 7 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Vietnam. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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