Triangle (film)

Triangle (film)

Infobox Film
name = Triangle


caption =
director = Tsui Hark
Ringo Lam
Johnnie To
producer = Tsui Hark
Ringo Lam
Johnnie To
writer = Half Leisure
Kenny Kan
Sharon Chung
Yau Nai-Hoi,
Au Kin-Yee and
Yip Tin-Shing
starring = Louis Koo
Simon Yam
Sun Honglei
music = Dave Klotz
Guy Zerafa
cinematography = Cheng Siu-Keung
editing = David M. Richardson
distributor = flagicon|Hong Kong Milkyway Image
flagicon|Hong Kong Media Asia Distribution Ltd.
flagicon|China Polybona Films
released = flagicon|Hong Kong November 1, 2007
flagicon|China October 1, 2007
runtime = 100 min.
country = flagicon|Hong Kong Hong Kong
awards =
language = Cantonese
budget = HK$8,000,000
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:399564
imdb_id = 0846017

"Triangle" (zh-tsp|s=铁三角|t=鐵三角|p="tie san jiao", lit. "Iron Triangle") is a 2007 Hong Kong crime-thriller film produced and directed by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, and Johnnie To.

The film tells one story which is told in three thirty-minute segments, independently helmed by the three directors. The first Hong Kong film made in relay format, "Triangle" sees each director taking charge of a film segment, bringing in their own production team and screenwriters to continue the story set in motion by the previous director. The film stars Louis Koo, Simon Yam and Sun Honglei.

The film's title refers to both the acclaimed trio of filmmakers and to the uneasy brotherhood of the film's three central characters.

ynopsis

Small-timer Fei (Louis Koo), his harried buddy Sam (Simon Yam), and antique store owner Mok (Sun Hong Lei) are all in desperate need of money. Fei wants his friend to drive a robbery getaway car but Sam backs out, throwing Fei in trouble with the triads. As the three are arguing, a mysterious man leaves them a map, leading them to an unlikely treasure under the Legislative Council building. All their financial woes seem to be solved after a late-night heist, but they are being tracked by shady cop Wen (Lam Ka-Tung), who is carrying on an affair with Sam's emotionally unstable wife, Ling (Kelly Lin), and has connections with Fei. When the twisted relationship tangles come to light, the brotherhood dangerously breaks down and the treasure ends up in the wrong hands.

Cast

*Louis Koo as Fei
*Simon Yam as Lee Bo-Sam
*Sun Honglei as Mok Shing-Yuen
*Lam Ka-Tung as Wen
*Kelly Lin as Ling
*You Yong as Policeman
*Lam Suet as Fat Bo

Production

The film was shot entirely in Hong Kong with actors from the city and Mainland China. Each director was solely responsible for one third of the film (about 30 minute long). They did not discuss their segments with each other, and each director had a different set of writers working on each segment, the most notable being Yau Nai-Hoi, Au Kin-Yee and Yip Tin-Shing, frequent scriptwriters for Johnnie To and his Milkyway Image films. Even the actors were kept in the dark when playing their roles. [ [http://www.monkeypeaches.com/0608M.html#04C News - August 2006 ] ]

Tsui Hark was the first start production for the movie. The initial plan was to shoot the movie at the end of 2007, but the plan was changed due to the overwhelming positive response from a large number of European distributors. The production company, Film Workshop, would even make the story European related to make it more appealing to the market. [ [http://www.monkeypeaches.com/0607M.html#13A News - July 2006 ] ]

After Tsui completed the first segment of "Triangle", Ringo Lam looked at the development of it before shooting the second part, and then later handed the film to Johnnie To who completed the third part with its conclusion. [ [http://www.monkeypeaches.com/0603M.html#24B News - March 2006 ] ]

Reception

Festivals and Awards

"Triangle" was screened out of competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It was also screened at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and the Seattle International Film Festival.

References

External links

* [http://www.trianglethemovie.com Official Website]
* [http://www.milkywayimage.com Milkyway Image Website]
* [http://www.filmworkshop.net Film Workshop Website]
* [http://www.mediaasia.com Media Asia Website]


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