Sakra

"When a warrior belongs nowhere, the enemy is everywhere."

2023 2h 10m CN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 204

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Synopsis

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Qiao Feng is the respected leader of a roving band of martial artists. After he is wrongfully accused of murder and subsequently exiled, Qiao Feng goes on the run in search of answers about his own mysterious origin story—and the unknown enemies working to destroy him from the shadows.

“When a warrior belongs nowhere, the enemy is everywhere.”

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Cast

Donnie Yen
Qiao Feng / Xiao Feng
Chen Yuqi
A Zhu
Liu Yase
A Zi
Kara Wai Ying-Hung
Ruan Xingzhu
Wu Yue
Murong Fu
Cheung Siu-fai
Duan Zhengchun
Grace Wong
Mrs. Ma
Du Yuming
Bai Shijing

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Donnie Yen
Writers: Zhu Wei, Xu Yifan, Chen Li
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: China, Hong Kong

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Donnie Yen, shot by Chan Chi-Ying. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Donnie Yen and Chen Yuqi and Liu Yase carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "When a warrior belongs nowhere, the enemy is everywhere.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt22488024 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Donnie Yen directs. Chan Chi-Ying behind the camera. Produced in China, Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
3International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.
4Directed by Donnie Yen, shot by Chan Chi-Ying. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Donnie Yen and Chen Yuqi and Liu Yase carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "When a warrior belongs nowhere, the enemy is everywhere.".
7IMDB entry: tt22488024 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Chan Chi-Ying
Runtime: 130 min · 2h 10m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $159,959
Original language: CN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Sakra (2023)

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terrapong2023-03-10
★ 5/10
Another mixed bag from Donnie Yen. While the martial arts and fight choreography are fun, the movie itself is boring and incoherent. It feels like a hundred episode TV drama cut into 2 hours of random clips. The amount of nonsense in this movie completely overshadows the good action scenes, which is disappointing.
MovieGuys2023-03-13
★ 5/10
Sakra is a mixed bag at best. Well choreographed, martial arts action sequences, are "cut and pasted" into an inarticulate, meandering, disjointed film, with a weak, plot hole ridden, back story, derived from ancient Chinese folk lore, linked to the beggars clan. Donnie Yen and a larger cast of Hong Kong actors, can't save this film from its conspicuous shortcomings. In summary, this is a mediocre effort at best. Its moderately watchable but the dismal back story, combined with a general lack of cohesion is more a frustrating, than enjoyable watch.
Chris Sawin2023-05-04
★ 6/10
Sakra is a really fun action film trapped within the confines of a convoluted melodrama which is mostly only worthwhile if you’re a hardcore fan of wuxia films or a Yen enthusiast. The martial arts legend has a strong on-screen presence and is as talented as ever when it comes to anything martial arts related, but Sakra drags its feet with its storytelling, meandering aimlessly between spurts of heavy action. Full review: https://boundingintocomics.com/2023/04/21/sakra-review-donnie-yen-establishes-himself-as-a-wuxia-god/