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The Paper Tigers is a 2020 American martial arts action comedy film written and directed by Bao Tran in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Alain Uy, Ron Yuan and Mykel Shannon Jenkins as three middle-aged former kung fu prodigies who set out to avenge the murder of their master.
"Paper tiger" is a calque of the Chinese phrase zhǐlǎohǔ (simplified Chinese: 纸老虎; traditional Chinese: 紙老虎). The term refers to something or someone that claims or appears to be powerful or threatening but is actually ineffectual and unable to withstand challenge.
It is here, at the crossroads of at-risk teens and trauma-informed care, that Paper Tigers takes root. Set within and around the campus of Lincoln Alternative High School in the rural community of Walla Walla, Washington, Paper Tigers asks the following questions: What does it mean to be a trauma-informed school?
May 7, 2021 · The Paper Tigers: Directed by Quoc Bao Tran. With Yuji Okumoto, Roger Yuan, Ron Yuan, Jae Suh Park. Three Kung Fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, now one kick away from pulling their hamstrings.
Home - Paper Tigers. ONE HIGH SCHOOL’S UNLIKELY SUCCESS STORY. “ABSOLUTELY RIVETING, PROFOUNDLY IMPORTANT.” –New York Times journalist and author, David Bornstein.
Three martial artists--notorious in their prime as "the three tigers"--have grown into middle-aged men one kick from a pulled muscle. But after their teacher's murder, they must juggle dead-end...
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Aug 17, 2021 · As teenagers, kung fu disciples Danny (Alain Uy), Hing (Ron Yuan) and Jim (Mykel Shannon Jenkins) were inseparable. Fast forward 25 years, and each has grown into a washed-up middle-aged man ...
