Gold Creators: Chen Zhengdao, Hao Lei, Yang Zishan, Wu Zhongtian
Wu Zhongtian, Chen Zhengdao, Aaron Kwok on the set
The Shanghai Film Festival Organizing Committee recently officially announced that the gangster love film "Before Dawn", starring Aaron Kwok and Yang Zishan, directed by Wu Zhongtian and supervised by Chen Zhengdao, was nominated for the best film at the "Asian Newcomer Award" at the Shanghai International Film Festival, and will compete with many Asian films from India and Japan for this important award. It is reported that the "Asian Newcomer Award" is the second competition unit of the Shanghai Film Festival in addition to the Golden Jue Award, which has a lot of gold content. "Before Dawn" is scheduled to be released nationwide in the summer of July 22.
Nominated for best film in the "Newcomer Award" of the Shanghai Film Festival Wu Zhongtian's big screen debut
According to reports, the "Asian Newcomer Award" of the Shanghai International Film Festival was established in 2004, which is the second competition unit of the Shanghai Film Festival in addition to the Golden Jubilee Award, which has a lot of gold content. The award is dedicated to discovering and supporting the new forces of Asian films, activating the regional characteristics and diversified vitality of Asian films, and recognizing emerging Asian film talents. The "Asian Newcomer Award" is aimed at the film industry in the entire Asian region, with the purpose of gathering new asian film forces, discovering the fresh faces of Asian films, and promoting the new works of Asian film newcomers.
"Before Dawn" stands out among the works of Asian countries, showing the full affirmation of the quality of the film by the Shanghai Film Festival Organizing Committee. "Before Dawn" is the feature film debut of director Wu Zhongtian, whose previous short film "Forty-Three Orders" was shortlisted for the Busan Film Festival in South Korea and won the Best International Short Film Award. For the shortlisting, Wu Zhongtian expressed his happiness, he introduced, ""Before Dawn" is a very special love movie, a relationship condensed in one night, which has elements such as gangsters, gambling, car racing, boxing, etc., and a series of climactic events occurred overnight. It is a main structure, interesting and different from the previous love movies. ”
Scheduled for summer release on July 22, the box office prospects of "Showdown Between the Two Males" are promising
The filmmakers recently officially announced that "Before Dawn" will be released in China in the summer file on July 22, when it will form a duel with Jackie Chan's "Jedi Escape". Not only that, but this year's many heavyweight Chinese films will be brought together in July. As for why this schedule was chosen, the head of the film side said, "'Before Dawn' is a good movie, although there were many heavyweight films competing on the same stage in July, but we are very confident in it." Today's Chinese film market is becoming more and more diversified, and we also hope that the audience can have a choice in the summer program, and watching our movies will not disappoint everyone. ”
According to reports, "Before Dawn" tells the gangster love story of an outlaw gambler and a dusty woman who happened overnight and "no tomorrow". The gambler Takaya (Aaron Kwok) inherits tens of millions of assets and loses everything, and just when he is at a loss, the dressed and enchanted dust woman Jasmine (Yang Zishan) takes the initiative to provide special services. Unexpectedly, they encountered a series of accidents such as the bookmaker's murder and killing, blindfolded racing, and their daughter was kidnapped. Gamblers and prostitutes, how should they choose the next path before dawn...
The film stars Aaron Kwok, Yang Zishan, Hao Lei, An Zhijie, Gao Jie, Fan Xiangxiang, Chunxia, etc., directed by Wu Zhongtian and supervised by Chen Zhengdao. The film is the second cooperation between Chen Zhengdao and Yang Zishan after "Return to 20 Years Old", and it is also the first big-screen cooperation between Yang Zishan and her husband Wu Zhongtian.