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GLOBAL RHYTHMS The Drummer
KENNETH BI
In Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles
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1-800-955-5566
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GLOBAL RHYTHMS The Drummer
KENNETH BI
In Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles
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Gorgeous mountain landscapes, Zen practice, and gangsters may seem like an unlikely combination, but director Kenneth Bi explores each of these worlds in this rite-of-passage film about a gangster's son who transitions from his life as a brash teenager into an enlightened Zen drummer. Sid is a gangster's son who plays drums in a rock band and takes nothing seriously. His arrogance leads him to sleep with a rival gang boss' girl. The boss is predictably furious and demands that Sid's own father chop off the teenager's hands. His father sends Sid into hiding in the mountains where he meets a girl who introduces him to a Zen drumming group that spends its days drumming, meditating, and practicing martial arts. Intrigued by the heartbeat-like rhythms, Sid asks to join, which starts him on a series of training exercises on this journey to inner peace and tranquility.—Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2009.