‘Paradox’ starring Louis Koo to headline London fest
LONDON: The Louis Koo movie Paradox is to headline Creative Visions: Hong Kong Cinema 1997-2017 here.
The three- day film festival from Nov 17-19 features nine movies.
Co- starring with Louis in the movie are Gordon Lam, Wu Yue and action superstar Tony Jaa.
Paradox, an action-packed thriller set in Thailand, is the latest instalment in the blockbuster SPL series. This will be the European premiere for the film.
Those attending the festival will get to meet award-winning Hong Kong star and producer Gordon Lam ( Cold War, Ip Man) after the screening of the movie.
Over the past 20 years, the film industry in Hong Kong has continued to thrive, and the festival brings to UK audiences a fantastic selection of some of its most loved gems.
Also to be featured are The Brink, directed by Jonathan Li, assistant director on the Infernal Affairs trilogy; and Mad World, the critically- acclaimed directorial debut by Wong Chun, which stars Eric Tsang and Shawn Yue. Mad World is also Hong Kong’s Oscar Best Foreign Film entry for 2017.
Also to be screened are Ann Hui’s Ordinary Heroes, Johnnie To’s PTU, Fruit Chan’s Made in Hong Kong (4K restored this year), Alex Law’s Echoes of the Rainbow, Derek Kwok and Clement Cheng’s kung fu homage Gallants, and Johnnie To’s acclaimed production Trivisa, co- directed by Frank Hui, Jevons Au and Vicky Wong.