2014
Not Rated
1 h 30 m

2014
Not Rated
1 h 30 m

Summary A brother and sister, one a fighter the other a painter, flee their home and arrive in Seattle inside a shipping container. The pair struggle to survive until an art dealer takes an interest in the sister’s paintings, and the pair find themselves living a dream come true. The sister loses herself in her art, and the brother seizes the o...

Directed By: Livi Zheng

Written By: Ken Zheng

2014
Not Rated
1 h 30 m

2014
Not Rated
1 h 30 m

Brush with Danger

Name: Brush with Danger
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2014-09-19
Duration: 1 min 30 s
Rating: 22
Cast: Ken Zheng, Livi Zheng, Nikita Breznikov, Norman Newkirk, Michael Blend

Metascore Generally Unfavorable

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Los Angeles Times

Sep 25, 2014

The storytelling has all the dramatic complexity of a paint-by-numbers set, and you know exactly where all this is headed from the get-go.

By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW

Austin Chronicle

Oct 15, 2014

The Indonesian-born brother/sister filmmaking duo of Ken and Livi Zheng scores high points for creating a new take on the undocumented-immigrant badass story (hola, Machete), and for their obvious martial arts skills, but this first feature from the pair is ultimately hobbled by a paucity of credible acting.

By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Sep 18, 2014

Although the characters repeatedly express their worship of “original art” in gilded frames, the script consists of singularly unoriginal dialogue.

By Anita Gates FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Sep 16, 2014

Almost nothing makes sense in Brush With Danger, a bewilderingly incompetent and inexplicably racist Indonesian action film.

By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sun and Moon Films

Release Date Sep 19, 2014

Duration 1 h 30 m

Rating Not Rated

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Top Cast

Ken Zheng

Qiang Ken

Livi Zheng

Qiang Alice

Nikita Breznikov

Nick Thompson

Norman Newkirk

Justus Sullivan

Michael Blend

Marcus Gilani

Stephanie Hilbert

Elizabeth St. Clouds

John McFarland

Hannibal

Kathleen Boushey

Marcie

Rob Bradstreet

Fighter 1

Ben Andrews

Art Expert

Melissa Pang

Mei

Matt Abel

Voice Actor

David Anderson

Pancake Eater 3

Jane Anne

Market Vendor 7

Seth Austin

Voice actor

Alan Lee Baker

Diner Patron 6

Sherryl Justice Beitzel

Immigrant 11

Brandon Belieu

Henchman 1

Robert Bergin

Lee Michael

Bisrat Berhe

Fighting Audience 8

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