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Born to Defence (1988) · Cineora

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A JET LI FILM

Born to Defence

19881h 32mMovie

ActionThriller

IMDb5.7/ 10 · 2.3K votes

ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA, A NEW HERO EMERGED...

Jet, a young soldier at the end of the Second World War must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.

Adrenaline
Gritty
War
Underdog
Period piece

Pace: Brisk
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for watching alone and a quick watch. Contains graphic violence.

DirectorJet Li

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.3 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Zhao ErkangZhang

Kurt Roland PeterssonCaptain Hans

Paulo TochaBailey

Yuen FaiFriend of Jet

Lam Hak-MingPoliceman

Cho WingAngry Chinese

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