14-year-oldJimmy(playedbyTyrellWilliams)practiceskungfu.Fortheliondance，whichisperformedoutonthestreets，heisdeterminedtoholdtheheadofthelion.Butwhenhisteacher，thesifu，announcesthenewcrew，hisdreamcomescrashingdown.Hehastomakedowiththetailend，whilethetalentednewcomerLiJié(HayeLee)isgiventhecovetedplace.Jimmydoesallhecantobecomenumberoneandearnhisplaceupfrontwiththehead.Butthismeanshehastodefeatanumberofannoyingbullies，convincethesifuofhisqualitiesand，especially，overcomehimself. Williams，aformerDutchkaratechampionandLee，akungfupractitioner，jumpandkickintheirfirstfeaturefilm.Kungfuleeuwisanexcitingfilmforyoungpeopleaboutthechallengesofgrowingup–whichareeasiertofacewhenyou’rearmedwiththewisdomofthemartialarts.FilmmakerFroukjeTanusesRotterdamasthebackdropfortheliondance，highlightingthelessobvioustraditionsofthecity. Previously，FroukjeTanmadethefeaturefilmsSwchwrm(2012)andLinks(2008)，andtheshortHetjongetjedatniemandverstond(2002).