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Since her stunning performance in suzhou river 2000, wich won her the best actress award at the paris film festival. Zhou enrolled at the zhejiang arts institute to further her interest in dramatic arts, against the wishes of her parents, who wanted her to graduate from a university. Zhou xun says like their characters, the actors were always guessing who lao gui was while trying to fit in the story. Fantastic choreography and with all the depth in the world, true legend is so much more than just a mindless actionflick. She starred in the berlin award winning work beijing bicycle 2001. She is regarded as one of the four dan actresses of china. True legend is packed with distinct fighting styles including mma, knife combat and sweeping aerial stunts and stars martial arts legends michelle yeoh. Wenzhuo zhao, xun zhou, andy on, xiaodong guo, jay chou, michelle yeoh, xiaogang feng, david carradine, cung le.
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