Altitude announce that the fantastically funny kung-fu comedy The Paper Tigers is being released on altitude.film and other UK digital platforms from September 20th.
A delightful, hilarious and heartfelt comedy, The Paper Tigers recalls indie hit Foot Fist Way, and plays out like a film version of the hit nostalgia sensation Cobra Kai. The leads – Alain Uy (True Detective), Ron Yuan (Mulan) and Mykel Shannon Jenkins (Undisputed 3), three worn out middle-aged men on a kung fu mission, are outstanding; the fight scenes are tremendous and thrilling; the laughs come thick and fast and often unexpectedly – and the film is a poignant meditation on remembering former glories, and trying to recapture them.
Watch the film’s excellent trailer in the player below:
Writer director Quoc Bao Tran, making his feature debut, imbues the film with beautifully drawn characters and real emotion, and you’ll be itching to see The Paper Tigers get back in shape and do their thing. They’re the most unlikely kung fu heroes you’ll ever see, and you’ll be rooting for them all the way to the end credits.
The Paper Tigers will be the opening film at the Fighting Spirit Film Festival on 11th September, at the Stratford Picturehouse, London and be released on altitude.film and other digital platforms from 20 September.
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