The African Who Wanted to Fly
2016, English. Directed by Samantha Biffot.
Today he is a star of dozens of kung fu films and working behind the camera with Jackie Chan's crew. But how Luc Bendza, born in a small Gabonese town, became a kung fu master in an art that didn't count any African before him? This is the story of a kid who wanted to fly like Chinese fighters, so passionate he tackled his destiny and entered the legendary Shaolin Temple at the age of 15. His saga begins when he's 10 and starts shooting his own kung fu films with his friends in the streets of Koulamoutou.
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- 1h 10m
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- English
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- 1 January 2016
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- Belgium, China, France, Gabon
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The African Who Wanted to Fly isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2016. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The African Who Wanted to Fly?
The African Who Wanted to Fly (2016) was directed by Samantha Biffot.