Produced by Johnnie To, and directed by Sammo Hung, Xu Anhua, Tan Jiaming, Yuan Heping, Lin Lingdong, Tsui Hark and Johnnie To, the film “The Band of Seven” announced that it will be released in Hong Kong on July 28 this year.
“The Band of Seven” is a feature film that tells about the development and changes of Hong Kong from the 1950s to the present.
The seven directorial works include Sammo Hung’s “Practice”, Xu Anhua’s “Principal”, Tan Jiaming’s “Farewell to the Night”, Yuan Heping’s “Return”, John To’s “Golden Everywhere”, Lin Lingdong’s “Lost”, and Tsui Hark “Deep Conversation”. Among them, “Lost” by Lin Lingdong is the director’s posthumous work.
Every director explores the imprint of Hong Kong’s history in their familiar themes or styles – John To’s short film is a continuation of the theme of Hong Kong’s “money center”; Tsui Hark’s short film is imaginative and sci-fi; Xu Anhua’s short film is full of fireworks , delicate and warm; Lin Lingdong’s posthumous works reflect the changes of Hong Kong for decades, which is touching…
The actors include Ren Dahua, Wu Zhenyu, Yuan Hua, Gong Ci’en, Zhang Daming, Zhang Jincheng, Lin Xue, and Liu Guochang and other “old drama bones”. , Xu Haochang, and Lin Yuxuan are the representatives of the younger generation of actors.
The film was shortlisted for the 73rd Cannes Film Festival “Cannes 2020”, which was screened at the 12th Lyon Lumiere Film Festival, and was screened as the opening film at the 25th Busan International Film Festival. It was also the 45th Hong Kong International Film Festival. ‘s opening film.
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