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Be Water

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.

2020 |1h 45m |  Documentary

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Cast

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Bruce Lee

Self (archive footage)

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Linda Lee Cadwell

Self - Wife

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Self - Student / Friend

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Shannon Lee

Self - Daughter

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Dan Inosanto

Self - Close Friend

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Sylvia Lai

Self - Family Friend

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Nancy Kwan

Self - Actress / Friend

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Daniel Inouye

Self - First Japanese American Senator (archive footage)

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Brandon Lee

Self (archive footage)

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Diana Lee Inosanto

Self - Goddaughter

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Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

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David Carradine

Self (archive footage)

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Tony Liu

Self - Actor / Family Friend

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Chuck Norris

Self (archive footage)

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Angela Mao Ying

Self - Actress

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Rudolf Nureyev

Self (archive footage)

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Status

Released

Language

Cantonese, English

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