Parkour has finally become a truly global phenom after successfully infiltrating the Chinese film industry. Parkour, also known as the art of movement, has been making its way into films ever since David Bell starred in the explosive movie, B-13 and has since been seen in Casino Royale, Live Free or Die Hard, and more. Word has it that this Chinese movie, City Monkey, is more of a drama than an action movie but still fun nonetheless. If you’re interested in parkour or a good movie then check out the trailer and synopsis for City Monkey after the jump.
Thanks to filmbiz.asia for the synopsis.
Beijing, the present day. Parkour-mad He Zhipeng (Sheng Chao), 19, lives in a traditional courtyard house in Dongbiao hutong with his mother, laundry worker Luo Sufang (Lu Liping), and grandmother Bai Shuzhen (Li Bin), onetime member of Tianqiao Acrobatic Theatre. A member of parkour team City Monkeys, Zhipeng has been neglecting his studies for his forthcoming university entrance exams, much to the distress of his mother, who walked out on her husband 10 years ago and has been struggling to raise her son on her own ever since. When she’s laid off at work, and then forbids Zhipeng to do any more parkour till he passes his exams, mother and son clash.
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