The Last Kung Fu Monk

The Last Kung Fu Monk

His fight arrives in New York

PG-13 2010 · 94 min · ★ 5.5 · Action

When a car accident orphans his young nephew, a Shaolin monk journeys to the United States to look after the lad and open his own martial arts academy, but he soon gets caught up in a dangerous kung fu underworld.

Directed by Peng Zhang Li

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