A mystery about a gourmet in love with two different women who winds up poisoned. Francis Ng plays a confident playboy who is keeping two mistresses. His dual-affair is going great until he suddenly starts to lose his hair, and his bedroom abilities. Are his two women teaming up to destroy him?
Directed by Tianyu Zhao | Starring : Francis Ng, Nan Yu, Yiyan Jiang, Yuchen Zhu, Jiaqing Wei | Presented at Chicago Film Festival
Set in a Macau, China, that resembles more a Mexican town than anything Chinese, this film by the acclaimed director Johnnie To starts as four mysterious outlaws descend on the house of a fellow criminal Wo, who is living a quiet life with his wife and baby. Two of the hoods, Blaze and Fat, have come to kill Wo, on the orders of their Boss, while the other two, Tai and Cat, have come to save him. Both sides know each other well, having grown up together, and soon the group decides to save Wo’s life, and run from the Boss’ hired guns.
Directed by Johnnie To | Starring : Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Francis Ng, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Richie Ren | Presented at Venice Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, Mar del Plata Film Festival, Wisconsin Film Festival, La Rochelle Film Festival, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, New Zealand Film Festival, Pusan Film Festival
Chinese Cinema 