Gallants
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- Movie: Gallants
- Chinese: 打擂台 (Da lui toi)
- Director: Chi-kin Kwok, Clement Sze-Kit Cheng
- Writer: Frankie Tam, Chi-kin Kwok, Clement Sze-Kit Cheng
- Producer: Ka-Tung Lam, Andy Lau,
- Cinematographer: Sing-Pui O
- World Premiere: March 26, 2010 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
- Release Date: June 3, 2010
- Runtime: 98 min.
- Language: Cantonese
- Country: Hong Kong
Plot
"Law's Tea House" is out-of-date. Shopkeeper Dragon and chef Tiger are already late fifties old men who have waited for their paralyzed kung-fu master Law Sun to wake up for 30 years. Property company messenger Cheung is ineffective in work, aimless in life. Cheung used to be a kung-fu enthusiast but had been forced to give up due to suffering from asthma. Cheung's passion in kung-fu revives after Tiger fights off the bully gang for him and he also encounters adorable lass Kwai. Cheung gets involved in the dispute of the young proprietor Mang's retrieval of properties including "Law's Tea House" during which Cheung accidentally triggers Law Sun to wake up. Law Sun's return brings back vigor for "Law's Tea House" to resume "Law's Martial Club". He trains Dragon, Tiger and Cheung severely to fight for their lost dignity. -- Focus Films
Cast
- Siu-Lung Leung - Tiger
- Wai-Man Chan - Master Pong
- You-Nam Wong - Cheung
- Kuan Tai Chen - Dragon
- J.J. Jia - Kwai
- Teddy Robin Kwan - Master Law
- Jin Auyeung - Mang
- Haitao Li - Pon Ka-kwun
- Yam Yam Siu - Fan
- Meng Lo - Qilin
Trailer
Film Festivals
- 2010 (34th) Hong Kong International Film Festival - March 21st-April 6th - Hong Kong Panorama 2009-2010 *World Premiere
- 2010 (12th) Udine Far East Film - April 23-May 1 *International Festival Premiere
- 2010 (9th) New York Asian Film Festival - June 25 - July 8 *North American Premiere
- 2010 (14th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 8-28 *Canadian Premiere
- 2010 (14th) Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival - July 15th-25th - World Fantastic Cinema *Korean Premiere
- 2010 (6th) Fantastic Fest - September 23-30
- 2010 (29th) Vancouver International Film Festival - Sept. 30-Oct. 15 - Dragons and Tigers *Canadian Premiere
- 2010 (43rd) Sitges Film Festival - October 7-14 - Casa Àsia
- 2010 (30th) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 14-24 - Extreme Asia *Hawaii Premiere
- 2010 (23rd) Tokyo International Film Festival - October 23-31 - Bruce Lee to the Future
- 2010 (14th) Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival - November 9-15
- 2011 (2nd) Terracotta Far East Film Festival - May 5-8, 2011 *UK Premiere
Awards
- 2010 (9th) New York Asian Film Festival - June 25 - July 8
- NYAFF 2010 Audience Award
- 2011 (30th) Hong Kong Film Awards - April 17, 2011
- Best Film
- Best Supporting Actor (Teddy Robin Kwan)
- Best Supporting Actress (Yam Yam Siu)
- Best Original Score
