With his parents now living in Australia, Chan stayed at the school for ten years and was adopted by his Master.

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Other films in the shortlist included Chan-wook Park's "Oldboy" from South Korea and Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi" ("Spirited Away").

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