KUNG FU IN ROME (italienische, mandarin OmeU) // Fantasy Filmfest Nights // Deutschlandpremiere // Eröffnungsfilm
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Yun is missing! The search for her sister takes the Chinese woman Mei to Italy, to the Eternal City, to the casino "Città Proibita". The disreputable establishment is in the hands of Chinese gangsters who show little cooperation in the search for her missing sister. A serious mistake, as Mei has been trained in kung fu by every trick in the book all her life. Ruthlessly, she soon cuts her way through Rome's underworld - and meets Marcello, a kind-hearted pasta chef who is in debt to a mobster. His family also seems to be involved in Yun's disappearance. Gabriele Mainetti is Italy's hopeful director. His debut THEY CALL ME JEEG ROBOT is one of the most original superhero films of the 2010s. The Second World War circus marvel FREAKS OUT bagged our Fresh Blood Award in 2021 and 35 other awards worldwide. Now Mainetti brings Far Eastern kung fu to his hometown, lets triad members meet mafiosi and Vespas meet chopsticks. The magnificent Yaxi Liu as the Amazon Mei is captivating. In Disney's MULAN, she was a stunt double for the family-friendly main character. In her current vendetta, she unscrupulously converts CDs (!!), bouquets of flowers (!!) and frozen fish (!!!) into deadly weapons that would do credit to a John Wick. If there isn't a star rising in the martial arts sky here! Liu is just as convincing on an emotional level. Mei's desperate search for her kung fu in rome opening movie gabriele mainetti sister touches our hearts, her bond with the clueless Marcello touches our hearts. Mainetti also masters the balancing act of furiously staged Asian action and complex characterization, lending even the antagonists a tragic note.
KUNG FU IN ROME: Spectacular martial arts epic with depth!
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The search for her sister takes the Chinese woman Mei to Italy and the Eternal City. On her path she meets not only a horde of Chinese gangsters that are not willing to help her, but also kind hearted pasta cook Marcello. After THEY CALL ME JEEG ROBOT and FREAKS OUT, Italian director Gabriele Mainetti comes back with a frenetic martial arts drama
Film: Kung Fu in Rome (Italy 2025)
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Starring: Yaxi Liu, Enrico Borello, Marco Giallini, Sabrina Ferilli, Chunyu Shanshan
Screenplay: Stefano Bises, Gabriele Mainetti, Davide Serino
Duration: 138 min
Language version: Italian, Mandarin OmeU
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