LevelK has boarded 'The Invisible Fight,' Estonian director Rainer Sarnet's kung fu comedy set in an Orthodox monastery in the former Soviet Union. The film world premieres Aug. 11 in the main competition of the Locarno Film Festival. 'The Invisible Fight' is set in 1973 on the Soviet-Chinese border, where Private Rafael is on guard duty when his border post is attacked by a band of Chinese warriors schooled in the ancient art of kung fu.
“The Invisible Fight” is set in 1973 on the Soviet-Chinese border, where Private Rafael is on guard duty when his border post is attacked by a band of Chinese warriors schooled in the ancient art of kung fu. The only one to miraculously survive, Rafael, is fascinated by the long-haired, black-clad, kung fu hippies flying through the treetops while blasting forbidden Black Sabbath music from their portable radio. He’s suddenly struck by a revelation: he, too, wants to become a kung fu warrior.
The director noted that both kung fu and religion were forbidden during the Soviet era, making them all the more attractive to his young initiate. “These forbidden fruits are sweet, and that’s why he turns to them,” Sarnet said. “They affect his heart and his body.” “I stole the dumpling idea from ‘Dance of the Drunk Mantis.’ It’s funny, but catching a dumpling without squashing it requires strength and tenderness. Engaging and guiding all corporal senses is essential in Orthodox practice, as well as in kung fu,” he said. “This kind of humor, it was essential. Child’s state is important in Christianity and our relationship with God is like the one we have with our parents. We are always forgiven.
, as well as professional martial artists Eddie Tsai , who was also the fight choreographer on the film, and Kyro Wavebourne and Johnny Wang .
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