Be Water - 2020

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.

105min
2020
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.3/10

Cast

Bruce Lee profile pictureBruce LeeSelf (archive footage)
André E. Morgan profile pictureAndré E. MorganSelf - Film Producer
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar profile pictureKareem Abdul-JabbarSelf - Student / Friend
Shannon Lee profile pictureShannon LeeSelf - Daughter
Dan Inosanto profile pictureDan InosantoSelf - Close Friend
Nancy Kwan profile pictureNancy KwanSelf - Actress / Friend
Daniel Inouye profile pictureDaniel InouyeSelf - First Japanese American Senator (archive footage)
William Dozier profile pictureWilliam DozierSelf (archive footage)
Brandon Lee profile pictureBrandon LeeSelf (archive footage)
Diana Lee Inosanto profile pictureDiana Lee InosantoSelf - Goddaughter
Muhammad Ali profile pictureMuhammad AliSelf (archive footage)
David Carradine profile pictureDavid CarradineSelf (archive footage)
Raymond Chow Man-Wai profile pictureRaymond Chow Man-WaiSelf - Film Director (archive footage)
Tony Liu profile pictureTony LiuSelf - Actor / Family Friend
Chuck Norris profile pictureChuck NorrisSelf (archive footage)
Angela Mao Ying profile pictureAngela Mao YingSelf - Actress
Rudolf Nureyev profile pictureRudolf NureyevSelf (archive footage)

About Be Water

Be Water Overview

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.

Runtime: 105min

Extra details

Original Title: Be Water
Original Language: English
Directed By: Bao Nguyen
Production Companies
ESPNDorothy St PicturesEast Films