Director Ann Hui’s period drama tops China box office
HONG KONG: Hong Kong director Ann Hui’s period drama ‘Our Time Will Come’ tops a national investigation as the most satisfying domestic movie this year, according to a recent report.
The movie, about the evacuation of Chinese intellectuals from the Japanese-occupied Hong Kong in 1940, won 83.6 points out of 100 in a report jointly released by China Film Archive and the entertainment researcher Entgroup on July 3.
Raking in 20 million yuan (US$3 million) on its premiere day of July 1, the feature scores a new high of the first-day box office receipts of Hui, who turns 70 this year.
Award-winning veteran actress Zhou Xun alongside Taiwan actors Wallace Huo and Eddie Peng lead star the movie, which is also a tribute to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China.
Hui says the movie realises her longtime dream to film a story about ordinary peopletransformed heroes in the wartime Hong Kong in 1940s, during a recent promotional event.
Meanwhile, film Dahufa, China’s first movie labelling it “PG-13”, has received critical acclaims from the country’s animation circle in advanced screenings.
The upcoming movie, which is set to open across China on July 13, recently held a series of previews during its promotional tour.
Centering on the titular person, a short martial arts master born to safeguard the fictional Yiwei State, the tale follows his adventure to rescue the nation’s crown prince in a town populated by peanutheaded humanoids.
Targeting adults, the movie however contains some bloody, violent scenes as well as sort of soft-porn lines.