Hong Kong / 2016 / 97min. / Director: Frank HUI, Jevons AU, Vicky WONG
Hong Kong on the eve of the handover to China in the late 1990s is the stage for this film the script of which takes its clues from the lives of three criminals who actually existed at the time. YIP earns money as a smuggler despite being on the police's wanted list. KWAI regularly does small time heists with lower risks of being arrested. CHEUK has netted a large ransom from kidnapping a wealthy person's son. Despite having never met, their fates are completely altered by a rumor spreading through the criminal world that these three 'Kings of Thieves' are planning a big score prior to the handover.... Producer Johnny TO entrusted the film to three award-winning directors from the Hong Kong Fresh Wave Short Film Competition which TO himself chairs. The film was shot in a very fascinating manner with each director overseeing one of the main character's story.
Frank HUI
Jevons AU
Vicky WONG
