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The Drummer is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama released in USA on 11 october 2007 with Jaycee Chan
The Drummer (2007)
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Add to a movie listThe Drummer is a 2007 Hong Kong-Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Kenneth Bi and starring Jaycee Chan, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Angelica Lee. It is Kenneth Bi's second film as a director.
The film was released in Hong Kong on October 11, 2007. It features the Chinese Zen drumming group, U-Theatre. The movie is available in the United States on DVD from filmmovement.com.
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