''Last Kung Fu Monk'' () is a Chinese martial art drama from 2010 that was filmed and co worked with both China and United States. The movie is the debut directing by

Peng Zhang Li Peng Zhang Li is a 32nd-generation monk who started training at the age of three at the Shaolin Temple in China. He has traveled the world demonstrating his art from the temple. At the age of twenty-two, he left for the Netherlands for a new lif ...

, and the story is inspired by his own life as a monk and his new life in a foreign land.

Plot

As a child, young Li Long get separated from his brother. Later he get abandoned in the forest where a shaolin monk save him and let him become a shaolin. Years goes by and Li Long receive information of his brothers whereabouts. When Li Long discover his brother has died in a car crash with his wife, and he now has a nephew that is all alone in New York, he choose to abandon his life as a monk and move to United States of America. Once in America he befriended the social worker Sarah who has taken care of his Nephew Michael. He also meet Dave, who is an admire of shaolin, and help Li Long to open a Kung Fu School. But what Li Long doesn't know is a Russian Mafia leader by the name Oleg has borrowed money to Dave and wants the money back. But after Li Long interrupted a match in his fight club, Oleg has given the monk two choices, one is fight for him in the club or he kidnap his student Mei. No longer a peaceful monk but a fighter of the most dark and brutal combat ever seen.

Cast

as Li Long * Kristen Dougherty as Sarah * Justin Morck as Dave * Major Curda as Michael * Kate Forsaz as Emily * Jonathan Sollis as Officer Cusamano *

Johan Karlberg Johan Karlberg (born 19 March 1984) is a Swedish born Chinese actor and is the first actor from Öland that had a career in Asia. He is known from Last Kung Fu Monk, The Resistance (film), The Resistance, and Marriage Cuisine. Biography In ear ...

as Oleg *

Hu Sang Hu Sang (; born 10 November 1988) is a Chinese actress best known for her roles in the films ''Fatal Invitation'' and '' The Resistance''. Career In 2000 Hu Sang was admitted to the Beijing Dance Academy High School. In 2012 she graduated from ...

as Mei * Bing Lei Li as Lam * Eric Yang as Mei's Brother * Stephanie Yang as Mei's Sister * Cindy Carino as Mafia Girlfriend

References

Article written by Phil MillsArticle from Movie MavericksArticle written by World Film Geeks

External links

* * * Chinese martial arts films Films set in China American martial arts films 2010s American films {{martialart-film-stub