RELEASE DATE: November 1, 2016
Lionsgate presents the long-awaited U.S. release for Haofeng Xu’s Judge Archer on DVD, which stars Yu Chenghui (The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom), Lvy Lee (Poor Rich Father) and Song Yang (The Final Master).
Haofeng Xu (The Final Master) made a name for himself by penning the screenplay for Wong Kar-Wai’s The Grandmaster – but due to that film’s lengthy production process, Haofeng has managed to make not one but two movies of his own in the interim. The first was his directorial debut, 2011’s The Sword Identity, which received a release in North America from Lionsgate.
2013’s Judge Archer (aka Arrow Arbitration) features Haofeng’s trademark of presenting the martial arts in a less stylized and more realistic manner, perhaps not unlike the 2007 Japanese film Black Belt or David Mamet’s 2011 MMA flick, Redbelt.
Judge Archer is a historical picture that follows the title character as he resolves disputes between various martial arts schools, but is unable to put an end to the romantic and familial struggles that arise in his own home.
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