Augustin, King of Kung-Fu (1999)

Augustin, King of Kung-Fu (1999)

  • 6.3
  • 87 mins
  • Comedy

Storyline

Augustin Dos Santos is back. He still wants to be an actor and, this time, he moves to the Chinese borough in Paris because he has decided to play in kung-fu movies. But poor Augustin has a morbid fear of physical contacts, so he meets Ling, a nice Chinese doctor. This is the second chapter of Augustin's epic life...—Thierry Bézecourt



Short Review

Augustin Dos Santos (Jean-Chretian Sibertin-Blanc), the struggling actor with big fluffy dreams returns in the feature-length sequel to the 1995's 61 min comedy "Augustin." Maggie Cheung, who appeared in a handful of French films before, during, and after her three year marriage to director Oliver Assayas, co-stars as a physical therapist struggling to adapt to French culture. Already proficient in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin the international actress supposedly learned French on-set.


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