Traces of a dragon: Jackie Chan and his lost family

The hugely popular Hong Kong kung-fu-action/comedy star Jackie Chan recently learned, as his mother’s health failed, that his real name is Fang, that he has siblings in Beijing, and that his seemingly humble parents had a colorful past before they escaped the Chinese Civil War in the late 40’s. As the story unfolds, we learn more than just the tale of the Chan dynasty; this is also the story of modern China.
The film is a fascinating account into the background of the action star who was born in Hong Kong in 1954. His father, Chan Chi-Lang, is a roguish figure; born in 1915, variously a bodyguard to Chiang Kai-Chek’s chief-of-staff, a customs officer, a Nationalist spy and a gangster before escaping Hong Kong in 1949, leaving two sons behind.
Jackie’s mother, Lily, was a known Shanghai underworld figure, working in bars and smuggling opium. In 1951, she fled to Hong Kong where Jackie was born, abandoning two daughters.
This astonishing story is made up of interviews with the family (Jackie has still to meet his half-brothers) and archive newsreel footage. A look at Jackie Chan as we have never seen him before, as well as an intense and valuable lesson in Chinese history.
Sofie Dahlstedt & Nicolas Debot

Orig. titel
Jackie Chan: Traces of the Dragon: Medverkande
Jacki Chan,Ti Lung: Producent
Willie Chang, Solon So: Foto
Arthur Wong: Musik
Henry Lai: Talat språk
English, Chinese