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The Great Challenge

Original title: Les fils du vent
  • 20042004
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 33m
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4.6/10
2.4K
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The Great Challenge (2004)
ActionAdventureDrama
Six parkour adepts open a gym in Bangkok. When the new gym starts to attract the area's kids, a local gang feels challenged. Their Eurasian leader Kien attacks the foreigners while they are ... Read allSix parkour adepts open a gym in Bangkok. When the new gym starts to attract the area's kids, a local gang feels challenged. Their Eurasian leader Kien attacks the foreigners while they are training on a scaffold.Six parkour adepts open a gym in Bangkok. When the new gym starts to attract the area's kids, a local gang feels challenged. Their Eurasian leader Kien attacks the foreigners while they are training on a scaffold.
IMDb RATING
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2.4K
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    • Julien Seri
  • Writers
    • Bruno Guiblet(dialogue)
    • Philippe Lyon(scenario & dialogue)
    • Charles Perrière
  • Stars
    • Williams Belle
    • Châu Belle Dinh
    • Malik Diouf
    • Julien Seri
  • Writers
    • Bruno Guiblet(dialogue)
    • Philippe Lyon(scenario & dialogue)
    • Charles Perrière
  • Stars
    • Williams Belle
    • Châu Belle Dinh
    • Malik Diouf
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    • 16User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Williams Belle
    Williams Belle
    • Williams
    Châu Belle Dinh
    Châu Belle Dinh
    • Kien
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    Malik Diouf
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    • Kenjee
    Yann Hnautra
    • Yann
    Guylain N'Guba-Boyeke
    Guylain N'Guba-Boyeke
    • Yaguy
    • (as Guylain)
    Charles Perrière
    Charles Perrière
    • Logan
    Laurent Piemontesi
    Laurent Piemontesi
    • Léo
    Elodie Yung
    Elodie Yung
    • Tsu
    Santi Sudaros
    • Kitano
    Burt Kwouk
    Burt Kwouk
    • Wong
    Ian Kay
    Ian Kay
    • Terry
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    Charles Jarman
    Charles Jarman
    • Johnny
    Gary Stoner
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    Jason Hunjan
    • Un sportif anglais
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    Tony Christian
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    Michael Byrch
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      • Julien Seri
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    Where were the martial arts and ninjas?
    When I picked up this movie, I was expecting something rather different from what the movie actually turned out to be. The title "Sons of the Wind: Bangkok Ninjas" led me to believe this was a Thai martial arts movie, not some Parkour event movie.

    Sure the people in the movie, the ones doing the Parkour, were really athletic and did some rather amazing stuff. But, personally, I think you really need to be into Parkour to find this movie interesting. It was so disappointing for me to sit through, waiting for martial arts, and only seeing Parkour. I must admit that I gave up about one hour into the movie.

    And why was everyone speaking French in the movie? It made no sense that the Thai people spoke French as well. Sure, I could understand the Parkour people from France spoke French, but the natives Thai? Come on... Now, I got nothing against French language or movies that isn't in English, but at least keep it proper to the regions in which it take place.

    It should be said that the camera work was really nice, it was almost like you were right there in the action yourself. But still, you have to be appreciative of Parkour for this to really be interesting.

    This was a major disappointment to me. But it just goes to prove, that you can't always put your trust in the DVD cover.
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      • June 23, 2004 (France)
      • United Kingdom
      • France
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      • French
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      • Bangkok, Thailand
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      • Dan Films
      • Mate Production
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
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