Once Upon a Time in China
Movie • 1991 • Action
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Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China.
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Of the butchery/market variety (birds, fish, pigs). A caged bird is shown alive, then fried to a crisp in an early scene.
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One of the bad guys gets a cut on his face near his eye, but the eye is not damaged.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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A villain declares his intention to harm 13th Aunt in front of all his minions, and later attempts to mutilate her as a way to "send a message" to his enemy, Wong.
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A man is tied up and beaten by several men with wooden rods.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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One kick right between the legs during the climactic duel, which the recipient shrugs off.
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The English subtitles don't use the word "rape," and I don't know Cantonese, but the villain states out loud his intention to force himself on 13th Aunt.
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It's not domestic violence because the two characters are not family or in an intimate relationship, but the villain is very violent toward 13th Aunt. There is an extended sequence where he beats and attempts to rape her, he also threatens to disfigure her face. This goes on from the point that he captures her until nearly the end of the movie.
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There is a hinted at romantic interest between a man and his aunt who, it is pointed out, are not related by blood.
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Prostitutes in a brothel, clothed, propositioning potential clients. Men discussing the potential trafficking of prostitutes, and eventually shots of captive women intended for forced prostitution. An attempted rape sequence, very violent, no nudity.
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The lone fat character is named Wing, but called Porky by many other characters. He proves to be an effective fighter and quality person, but the fat jokes do remain
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Some less-clothing scenes, but no shown nudity
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Spoilers: one of the "bad guys" is burned alive after attempting to burn someone else. We do not see his body once he enters the fire.
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A character has a significant stutter speaking Chinese, but not when speaking English.
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By the villain.
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Attempted self-acupuncture in one scene only
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Quite a lot, including multiple deaths by gunshot.
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"stupid" is used repeatedly, but not the R word
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The villain beats 13th Aunt, including a slap to the face as well as a great deal more violence.
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Not sure. There's a scene with a woman imprisoned in a room. It's not an especially small room, but she's very frantic in trying to escape.
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A character leaps in front of a bullet to save another character. Happens about midway through the movie.
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A lot of spitting, including spitting in the face
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There are some Jesuit missionaries there to try to convert people to Christianity. We get to see their pitch once or twice.
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Both characters who are "hung" during a battle survive
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A caged bird is shown alive and then dead in an early scene
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This shouldn't be understated, there is an extended and very violent sequence where a villain imprisons, beats, and attempts to rape 13th Aunt. He is stopped, but not before he's really roughed her up and partially undressed her. Also, 13th Aunt and several other women are nearly forced into prostitution.
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