IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India

IFFI-2008
PETER HO-SUN CHAN
2007, 35 mm, Colour, 127 mins, Mandarin Chinese
Warlords
In the year 1850, the suffering of the 430 million Chinese people under the corrupt rule of
the Qing dynasty set the stage for the Taiping Rebellion. During the chaos of the decade
long civil war, 50 million people died from either hunger or battle. In the fall of 1870,
General Pang stands high atop the city walls fully attired in governor's robes. Peering
down upon the site of his inauguration, he is filled with dreams and ambition. Pang has
taken a path of no return; had he chosen differently, he might have been one of the heroes
to later overthrow the corrupt Qing imperial regime and establish a new China. He could
have changed the course of history……But two bandits and a woman have changed the
course of his life - helping him achieve his goal, but ultimately causing his demise. The
two bandits are his sworn blood brothers: Zhao Er-Hu and Jiang Wu-Yang. The woman
who comes between them is Zhao's wife Lian. Peter Chan has been quoted as saying that
the film, mounted on an epic scale and marked by spectacular battle scenes and great
visuals, was influenced by the late Chang Cheh's 1973 film The Blood Brothers, but also
that it was not a remake.
Director
Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Screenplay
Xu Lan, Chun Tin Nam, Aubrey Lam, Huang Jian Xin, Jojo
Hui, He Jiping, Guo Jun Li, James Yuen
Cinematography
Arthur Wong
Editor
Wenders Li
Music
Chan Kwong Wing, Peter Kam, Chatchai Pongprapaphan
Cast
Jet Li (Gen Pang), Andy Lau (Zhao Er-Hu), Takeshi Kaneshiro
(Jiang Wu-Yang), Xu Jinglei (Lian)
Production Design
Yee Chung Man
Art
Yi Zheng Zhou Pater Wong
Costumes
Yee Chung Man, Jessie Dai, Lee Pik Kwan
Production
Morgan & Chan Films
World Sales
Media Asia Distribution, Arm Distribution Ltd
Festivals & Awards
London, San Francisco
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