Monk Comes Down the Mountain

Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015) is a Chinese martial-arts adventure from Chen Kaige, available to watch online on iFILM. Orphaned He Anxia has spent his whole life inside a Taoist monastery, and now he steps into the wider world for the very first time.

Naive but quick with his kung-fu, the young monk tumbles from one scrape into the next — healing the sick, falling in love, losing his protectors and crossing paths with fighters who each live by their own code. Wang Baoqiang gives the monk a disarming innocence, while Aaron Kwok and other stars of Chinese cinema bring scale to the brawls. The director of Farewell My Concubine spins a colorful fable about virtue, temptation and finding one's way, packed with flashy combat and a generous streak of comedy. Stream Monk Comes Down the Mountain online on iFILM.