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Be Water

  • 20202020
  • 1h 45m
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7.3/10
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Bruce Lee in Be Water (2020)
Take a first look at 'Be Water,' a 30 for 30 film that intimately chronicles Bruce Lee's life and complex journey, which premieres on Sunday, June 7th at 9pm ET on ESPN
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Rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to Hong Kong to complete four films. Charting his struggles in two worlds, Be Water explores questions of identity and representation through rare a... Read allRejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to Hong Kong to complete four films. Charting his struggles in two worlds, Be Water explores questions of identity and representation through rare archive, intimate interviews, and his writings.Rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to Hong Kong to complete four films. Charting his struggles in two worlds, Be Water explores questions of identity and representation through rare archive, intimate interviews, and his writings.
IMDb RATING
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1.6K
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  • Director
    • Bao Nguyen
  • Stars
    • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    • Linda Lee Cadwell
    • Dan Inosanto
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  • Director
    • Bao Nguyen
  • Stars
    • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    • Linda Lee Cadwell
    • Dan Inosanto
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      • 1 win & 6 nominations

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    • Trivia
      The documentary claims that Bruce Lee developed the series 'Kung Fu' for Warner Brothers and was turned down for the lead at the last moment and replaced by David Carradine, when in reality 'Kung Fu' was created by Ed Spielman & Howard Friedlander, Bruce was given the chance to audition for the show as did Mako, George Takei etc. Bruce's project was 'The Warrior' which later served as the inspiration for the Cinemax series 'Warrior' which lasted for 2 seasons.
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      Features The Orphan (1960)

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    4/10
    They turned this into a "woke" statement and it suffers for it
    This documentary was the first one I've seen on the great Bruce Lee that felt like it consisted more of lamenting his time on this earth as a struggle against constant racism more than anything else he did. It becomes the entire point of the film. It's actually ridiculous and borderline laughable how far they take it at times. It becomes more and more apparent the longer you watch this that it's less about Bruce and more about making a woke political statement aimed at the purple haired white women on Twitter and it's a huge disservice to him. Everyone involved in this should be embarrassed.
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      • June 7, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
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      • United Kingdom
    • Also known as
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      1 hour 45 minutes
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      • Color

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