On September 26, the world premiere of the movie "93 International Train Robbery: Operation Moscow" was held in Beijing. Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Xuan, Wen Yongshan and other starring actors appeared after the screening, sharing their shooting experience and behind-the-scenes stories with the audience. The film will be released nationwide on September 29.
Poster "Operation Moscow"
"Operation Moscow" is directed by Qiu Litao, co-produced by Han Sanping and Andy Lau, and Chen Daming is responsible for script creation. The film is adapted from the real case of China's first cross-border pursuit after the reform and opening up: in the early 90s of last century, the bandit group led by Miao Qingshan (played by Huang Xuan) carried out a frenzied robbery on the K3 international train, which caused a sensation in the world. Chinese policeman Cui Zhenhai (played by Zhang Hanyu) led a public security team disguised as a businessman and went deep into Moscow to launch an arrest operation...
Group photo of the premiere of "Operation Moscow"
At the premiere scene, Andy Lau said that the film as a whole restored the social atmosphere of the 90s of the last century. Recalling the battle with Zhang Hanyu 20 years ago in the movie "No Thief in the World", he ridiculed Zhang Hanyu, who still plays a policeman this time, "chased me for 20 years, chased me until now, and was finally arrested". Zhang Hanyu "paid respect" and said: "When we filmed "No Thief in the World", Wang Bo (Andy Lau) was not actually dead, he ran to Moscow and absconded for 20 years. I chased him all the way to this day. ”
Stills from Operation Moscow
"Operation Moscow" as the final chapter of the "National Action" trilogy, Zhang Hanyu has appeared in the first two films "Operation Mekong" and "Operation Red Sea". He said that this is the first time to cooperate with director Qiu Litao, and he had some concerns at first. "Because I am very familiar with the era in the film, and I am also familiar with the Beijing police at that time. Director Yau is a Hong Kong native after all, can he restore the taste of that year? I dismissed that on my first day in the group. ”
"In those days, the police basically relied on experience and informant intelligence to solve cases, unlike today's high-tech Skynet and face recognition. Especially this is the first time to go abroad to handle a case, they are not familiar with life, they cannot carry weapons, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the social environment in Russia at that time was also relatively chaotic, which can be said to be very stressful. But the director's historical homework was very good, and I also introduced some of the situations with him that year, such as the robbers on the K3 international train were divided into three groups, and the most ruthless ones were habitual criminals from Beijing, that is, the bandits played by Huang Xuan this time. Zhang Hanyu said.
Stills from Operation Moscow
Huang Xuan said that the original director asked him to play another role, but after reading the script, he took the initiative to ask Ying to play the bandit Miao Qingshan in the film, and won Andy Lau's support. "From an actor's point of view, it would be a more extreme experience to play a villain, and I had taken a step that I had never taken before. Before the filming of each scene this time, I have to do psychological construction for myself. I also thank the director and all the actors and staff who worked with me for giving me an immersive atmosphere so that I could spread out to play a bad guy. ”
Wen Yongshan played the femme fatale again after the summer film "Disappearing Her". She said that she was frightened by Huang Xuan's performance this time. "I also cooperated with Huang Xuan before, playing a pair of lovers, when he was still a warm man. But this time we kept our distance on the set, didn't chat, and felt like we didn't know each other at all. Although there are not too many rival scenes, there is a scene to be 'beaten' by him, and the sparks that all the sparks on the set collide are my real reactions under extreme shock. ”