# Tai Chi Zero (2012)

> A gifted outsider enters a guarded martial-arts village and becomes its unlikely champion against a steampunk military threat.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/79726

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Action, Drama
- Director: Stephen Fung
- Cast: Jayden Yuan, Fung Hak-On, Stephen Fung, Shu Qi, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung, AngelaBaby, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1981080/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, playful, kinetic, action movie night, martial arts marathon

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- [Man of Tai Chi (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/53762)
- [Ong Bak 2 (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/9897)
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- [Tai Chi Hero (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/92847)
- [Bleeding Steel (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/313883)

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