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Be Water

Before the myth, a life lived.

2020 · 1h 45m

Directed by Bao Nguyen

6.8

TMDB audience score
61 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles between two worlds, this portrait explores questions of identity and representation through the use of rare archival footage, interviews with loved ones and Bruce’s own writings.

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Cast

  • Bruce Lee
    Self (archival)

  • Linda Lee Cadwell
    Self - Wife

  • Shannon Lee
    Self - Daughter

  • Diana Lee Inosanto
    Self - Goddaughter

  • Sam Ho
    Self - Film Critic

  • Jeff Chang
    Self - Cultural Critic / Writer

  • Andre Morgan
    Self - Film Producer

  • Doug Palmer
    Self - Student / Friend

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    Self - Student / Friend

  • Ruby Chow
    Self - Family Friend

  • Leroy Garcia
    Self - Student / Friend

  • Dan Inosanto
    Self - Close Friend

  • Jesse Glover
    Self - First Student / Friend

  • Amy Sanbo
    Self - Former Girlfriend

  • Sylvia Lai
    Self - Family Friend

  • Robert Lee Jan-Fai
    Self - Brother

  • Nancy Kwan
    Self - Actress / Friend

  • Barney Scollan
    Self - Student / Friend