Dir: Johnnie To
Hong Kong 2009 108min 35mm
Twenty years ago, Frank Costello was a killer and now he journeys to Hong Kong disguised as a French Chef in the wake of a violent attack on his daughter’s family in which her husband and daughters were brutally murdered. With the help of three professional hit-men Costello sets out to seek vengeance in the streets of Hong Kong upon those who have taken his family from him. After directing Mad Detective, Election and Exiled Johnnie To’s new Triad film breaks down international boundaries of dialogue with his critically acclaimed use of cinematography and casting French pop star Johnnie Halliday in a very different role. Also stars Anthony Wong.

Dir: Teddy Chan
China 2009 134min 35mm Mandrian with English and Chinese subtitle
In the British Colony of Hong Kong at the turn of the century, over the distance of thirteen blocks, the one man who will guide the fate of modern China must survive relentless attempts on his life with only five bodyguards to protect him. Against hundreds of assassins, these men must put their courage to the test in order to protect the hopes of millions on this perilous night even if it means fighting to the death… To save a nation’s future, they must protect one man from its past. This incredible, non-stop action film stars martial arts superstar Donnie Yen.