| Plot: | The story begins in modern day Taipei and flashbacks into 1967 during China's Cultural Revolution. The main character played by John Sham helps to save an ailing TV show "Whiz Kids World" by molding a child prodigy into a chess king.
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| Overview: | Tony Leung Ka-Fai ("Dragon Inn", "The Lover") stars in this mesmerizing drama co-directed by Tsui Hark ("Once Upon A Time In China" series). Leung is Ching a TV executive for a show about Whiz Kids. He discovers a young genius known as "The Chess King" who has extrasensory powers. Ching decides to have the child compete against a conceited chess champion on a live broadcast. As the date of the televised match approaches, Ching remembers another "Chess King" during the tumultuous days of the Cultural Revolution...
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| Cast: |
Tony Leung Ka-Fai || John Shum Kin-Fun || Yim Ho || Yang Lin || Wong Sing Fong || Chin Shih-Chieh || John Chan Koon-Chung || Jue Waai Fei
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| Languages: | Cantonese (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo)
Mandarin (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo)
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| Subtitles: | ENGLISH, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified)
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| Distributor: |
Tai Seng [A USA/Hong Kong-Based Distributor]
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| Rating: | I - Suitable for all audiences (roughly equal to an MPPA rating of "G" or "PG")
Films rated Category I contain nothing most parents will consider offensive for their children to see or hear. Nudity, drug use, explicit language, violence and adult situations are largely absent, and if present are seen only briefly and at a moderate level. |
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