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There comes a time in every action hero’s career when they must branch out from the chosen field to try their hand at other genres, which is what Donnie Yen accomplishes here. Trying to merge his action-packed brand of martial arts with a light family-friendly comedy, this new effort arrives on Digital, DVD and Blu-Ray combo pack from WellGo USA on May 21.

Arriving at a run-down secondary school, former Marine Henry Chan accepts a job as a teacher at the place where he immediately meets students Jack Li (Jack Lok), Gordon Xiang (Gordon Lau), Gladys Wong (Gladys Li), Chris Kwan (Chris Tong), and his brother Bruce (Bruce Tong) in his class. As he uses his unconventional tactics to try to inspire them to prepare for the upcoming series of tests to get into universities, the more the students realize that their personal problems and the pressures...

Donnie Yen’s comeback in a Hong Kong production is here, with “Big Brother”, an ideal film for Donnie Yen fans featuring fun, drama, high entertainment and lots of positivism, made and starred by himself (since he is the main protagonist and producer). “Big Brother, however, is not the typical Donnie Yen action movie; instead is that typical film of a man with a conflicted past who wants to get into teaching without any previous experience, that kind of film that got popularized so much since “To Sir With Love” and so many other well-known productions made since then. If you are an anime geek, maybe Gto (Great Teacher Onizuka) rings a bell. Well, “Big Brother” takes a few shots at being the Chinese Great Teacher Donnie.

“Big Brother” screened at “San Diego Asian Film Festival“

Donnie Yen is Henry Chen, and for some reason, he wants to be a...