Opening This Week: March 6 - 12, 2010
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
March 18, 2010
Local Films
Other Films
China (mainland)
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A Good Rain Knows / Hao Yu Shi Jie (Mandarin) / Ho Woo Shi Jul ao An (Korean) / The Season of Good Rain (literal)
(China / South Korea)
(March 6,
2010)
Ha Dong, a Korean architect makes a trip to Chinese city of Chengdu and meets May, an old friend from their school years. Ha Dong believes she was once his girlfriend but May's memory disagrees...
This film was originally made as a part of 3-segment film titled
Chengdu' I Love You. A Good Rain Knows was helmed by South Korean
director helmed and co-wrote by director Hur Jin-ho, with the
leading man Jung Woo-sung from South Korea and leading woman Gao
Yuanyuan from China.
Directed by: HUR Jin-ho,
Written by: LEE Han-yeol, HUR Jin-ho,
Starring: JUNG Woo-sung, GAO Yuanyuan, KIM Sang-ho, MA Shaohua.
Produced by: Zonbo Media (Beijing), Pancinema (Seoul).
Mar. 12
Kandidaten /
The Candidate
Denmark
More Than Just a Game
South Africa
Ne Te Retourne Pas /
Don't Look Back
France / Italy / Luxembourg / Belgium
Mar. 6
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Martial Spirit
/ Wu Dong Qing Chun (Mandarin) / The Martial Youth (literal)
(China / Hong Kong)
(March 12, 2010)
Three young men are chasing their dreams with martial-art...
Directorial debut of Kou Zhanwen, who has starred in several
martial-art movies and TV productions.
Directed by: KOU Zhanwen,
Starring: ZHANG Wei, Ao Quan, FU Ying, ZHANG Chi, A Wei,
Produced by: Polybona Film Distribution Co. Ltd. (Beijing), Gold
Typhoon Entertainment Limited (Hong Kong).
Hong Kong
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Echoes of the Rainbow / Sui Yuet San Tau (Cantonese) / Time, the Magnificent Thief (literal)
(Hong Kong / China)
(March 11,
2010)
Three young boys are chasing their dreams with martial-art...
1960s in Hong Kong, a city mixed with cultures from the east and the west and people with and without wealth, there was a family of three migrated from the north. The dad, a shoemaker who can't afford a pair of new shoes, the mom who works hard for her family, and the son, a smart kid dreaming about his love and future...
This film won a Best Film Crystal Bear for in the category of Generation Kplus of this year's Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated in six categories of this year's Hong Kong Film Awards.
Directed by: Alex LAW,
Written by: Alex LAW,
Starring: Simon YAM, Sandra NG, LEE Chi-ting, Evelyn CHOI, Buzz
CHUNG, Lawrence AH Mon, Tung-Cho 'Joe' CHEUNG, Paul CHUN, HA Chun-Chau,
HA Ping, Ann HUI,
Clifton KO, Vincent KOK, Tina LAU, Jean-Michel SOURD, John
WAKEFIELD,
Produced by: BIG Pictures (Hong Kong), Dadi Century Limited
(Beijing), Dadi Entertainment (Beijing), Film Development Fun of
Hong Kong (Hong Kong), Sky Cosmos Development (Hong Kong).
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Taiwan
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Tears / Yan Lei (Mandarin) / Tears (literal)
(Taiwan)
(March 5,
2010)
An aged detective seeks redemption after taking on a case of the a college girl, who apparently died from drug overdose...
This film received two nomination at last year's Golden Horse Awards (Taiwan's top film awards), Best Screenplay (Original) and Best Original Film Song.
Directed by: CHENG Wen-Tang,
Written by: CHENG Jin-Fen, CHENG Wen-Tang,
Starring: Serena FANG, HUANG Jian-wei, TSAI Chen-Nan,
Produced by: Dreamose Film (Taipei)
Images: Zonbo Media, Pancinema, Polybona Film Distribution Co. Ltd., Gold Typhoon Entertainment Limited, BIG Pictures, Dadi Century Limited, Dadi Entertainment, Film Development Fun of Hong Kong, Sky Cosmos Development, Dreamose Film.