Fatal Contact (2006) on Netflix
Kong Ko, a martial arts champion from China, arrives in Hong Kong for a short opera engagement. Short of money, he becomes an underground fighter for the gambling boss Ma Ho-keung.
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Plot summary
Kong Ko holds a national martial arts title in China and trains in Sanshou with a coach who becomes a close friend. He travels to Hong Kong to fill a brief engagement with a Chinese opera troupe. A small-time gambling boss, Ma Ho-keung, admires his skill and wants him as a fighter in the illegal all-contact boxing circuit held underground. Kong needs money and decides to enter that scene, and his girlfriend Tin stays at his side. In the bouts he faces some of the strongest fighters in the world. Ma Ho-keung keeps a hold on the pair, and each win draws Kong further into the underground world.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Fatal Contact (2006)
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- Ronald Cheng had not recovered from a previous waist injury when filming began, so the crew took extra precautions on his action scenes; Cheng sought guidance from Wu Jing and ended up with a thumb injury caused by him.
- Wu Jing trained in Sanshou martial arts in Beijing to prepare for his role, admitted he was injured on set, and described Fatal Contact as his toughest work to date.
- The major fight scene between Wu Jing and Xing Yu was rehearsed twice before filming and then completed in just two takes.
