The Rebel (2006/I)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Truc 'Charlie' Nguyen

Writers:

Johnny Nguyen (writer)
Truc 'Charlie' Nguyen (writer)
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Genre:

Action | Drama | Romance

Plot:

1920s. Vietnam under colonial French ruling. Anti-French rebellions emerge all over the country to disrupt the foreign occupiers...

Plot Keywords:

Rebel

Cast

Johnny Nguyen	...	Le Van Cuong
Thanh Van Ngo	...	Vo Thanh Thuy
Dustin Nguyen	...	Sy
Stephane Gauger	...	Derue
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Minetti	...	Tessier
Chanh Tin Nguyen	...	Cuong's Father
Thang Nguyen	...	Hua Danh

Directed by
Truc 'Charlie' Nguyen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Johnny Nguyen		writer
Truc 'Charlie' Nguyen		writer
Dominic Pereira		writer

Produced by
Johnny Nguyen	....	producer
Thanh Truc 'Tawny' Nguyen	....	executive producer
Truc 'Charlie' Nguyen	....	executive producer
Jimmy Pham	....	producer
Khai Hoang Tran	....	line producer

Original Music by
Christopher Wong

Cinematography by
Dominic Pereira

Film Editing by
Truc 'Charlie' Nguyen
Ham Tran

Production Design by
Quy Tung La

Makeup Department
Gordon Banh	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Van Phi Huynh	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jenni Trang Le	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Steven Avila	....	sound designer
Steven Avila	....	sound effects editor
Trip Brock	....	supervising sound editor
Adam De Coster	....	foley artist
Tiffany S. Griffith	....	supervising sound editor (english version)
Peter D. Lago	....	sound effects editor
Greg Mauer	....	foley mixer
Rick Owens	....	foley artist
Eric Reuveni	....	sound effects editor
Mark A. Rozett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steven Utt	....	sound recordist
Kelly Vandever	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ben Whitver	....	first assistant sound editor
Brian S.M. Wroth	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Kittisak Tancharoen	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Joline Brost	....	production assistant
Thomas Harbers	....	post production manager
Tobias Kavelar	....	digital colorist
Tobias Kavelar	....	digital online editor
Tobias Kavelar	....	post production supervisor
Martin Mayer	....	digital artist
Johannes Nguyen	....	digital artist
Johannes Nguyen	....	post production manager
Anh Nguyen-Nhu	....	visual effects director
Ouan Narudee Panrat	....	digital transfers
Frieder Roemmelt	....	digital artist
Hanna Roemmelt	....	production assistant
Jan Seifried	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Matt Berberi	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Phuc Yen Dang	....	camera operator
Hoang Hai Ho	....	key grip

Music Department
Nicole Garcia	....	orchestra contractor
Caroline Kung Kowalski	....	score coordinator
Emily K. Rolph	....	assistant orchestra contractor
Ryan Rowles	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Danh Thanh Do Danny	....	behind-the-scenes

Production Companies

• Chanh Phuong Phim
• Cinema Pictures

Distributors

• Chanh Phuong Phim (2007) (Vietnam) (theatrical)
• Genius Products
• Roadshow Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD) (as "Dragon Dynasty-The Rebel")
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (Australia) (video)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (Canada) (all media)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (New Zealand) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (New Zealand) (video)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (UK) (video)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (USA) (video)

Other Companies

• Monkeyland Audio  post-production sound services
• MovieScore Media  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Dragon Dynasty - The Rebel (Australia) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sequences of violence.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Vietnam

Language:

French | Vietnamese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA (2008) | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Vietnam

Company:

Chanh Phuong Phim

Excellent martial arts work

How is this for a change of pace - a martial arts flick from Vietnam! Johnny Nguyen (TOM YUM GOONG) stars as a Lieutenant enforcer for the French occupiers in the 1920s. He ends up sympathizing with the indigenous rebels and helping their cause when he falls for the leader's daughter (Thanh Van Ngo). This is a really entertaining film because it balances fantastic martial arts sequences (choreographed by lead Nguyen) against some good drama. The real standout here is former 21 JUMP STREET-er Dustin Nguyen as the main bad guy. He has a real Simon Yam-like presence and appears to do a lot of his own fighting. My only complaint would be the film does tend to drag during the middle section set in a work camp.