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Be Water(Movie, 2020)

1h 37min | Genre: Documentary
Be WaterRating: 3.4/5 (with 1717 votes)
Be Water is a documentary film that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and is directed by Bao Nguyen. It is about Bruce Lee, a famous martial artist. It uses significant amounts of archival footage, and focuses on Lee's two years in Hong Kong spent filming four feature films. Reviewers think it is a compelling film. It is part of ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series and the film tackles racism in America. In a GQ interview, Nguyen talks about how this film represents protest and fits the zeitgeist, with many more Asian-American films being released as contemporaries.As of February 19, 2021, it is on Netflix .It won the Gold List Award in 2021. ()
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About Be Water

In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles between two worlds, this portrait explores questions of identity and representation through the use of rare archival footage, interviews with loved ones and Bruce’s own writings.

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Additional Information

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Main subject: Bruce Lee (Person)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN), English (EN)
Translated into 11 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 01/25/2020
Director: Bao Nguyen
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Be Water Bruce Lee Documentry"
Keywords: biography

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:375720, Added: 03/17/2020, Last updated: 04/19/2024