Champions [2008]

With the coming of the 2008 Beifjing Olympics, a slew of related sports related films were always inevitable. One of the first major productions now hitting DVD is “Champions”, from director Tsui Siu Ming, who recently produced the likes of “The Equation of Love and Death “ and “Battle of Wits”. The film marks the return to the screen of popular actor and singer Dicky Cheung, who stars in a patriotic tale (very) loosely based upon the real life exploits of the first Chinese Olympic participation.
The film is set back in 1936, with Cheung playing a martial artist called Fung, who along with his friend Shue Po (former child star Xie Miao, also in “My Father is a Hero”) dreams of taking part in the coming Olympic Games. Although the government offers to provide some sponsorship, the athletes find themselves needing to raise a considerable amount of money in order to travel to the prestigious event. Unfortunately they find their efforts hampered by troubles with a rival martial arts school, whose leader challenges them to an elimination battle to decide who should represent the nation. Local triads further complicate matters, as does a nasty, possibly life threatening injury to Fung’s beloved bride to be, long distance runner Ngan Ling (Patricia Wong)....

(Source - beyondhollywood/ )

Link to download
updating