ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA shown in Los Angeles, CA

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7 September 2024, (Sat) 6:30 PM local time, if you're in the Los Angeles area the 2nd Hong Kong On Screen Film Festival is showing Director Tsui Hark's 1991 film ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA in a 4K restoration.

Once Upon a Time in China sees Jet Li inhabit and redefine the role of real-life folk hero Wong Fei-hung, the main character of the world's longest-running movie series – yes, even more prolific than James Bond. As worldwide colonial forces seek to invade and rule over 19th-century Guangzhou, Wong, the locally popular doctor and martial arts teacher, must save his city from further conflict between East and West. In the role that cemented his stardom, Li portrays Wong's masculinity not only with bedazzling martial arts choreography, but also with modern-day vulnerability,

Please visit the website for more information and for tickets here: ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA

Also visit Hong Kong On Screens film festival website for additional films that will be featured this year: List of featured films