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«Hongkong, 1960: Yuddy, ein verwöhnter Frauenheld, ist bei einer Prostituierten aufgewachsen. Er schlägt seine Zeit mit sexuellen Affären tot. Dabei lernt er die Verkäuferin Su Li-zhen kennen, die ihm verfällt, während ihr ein in sie verliebter Polizist erfolglos hinterherläuft. Als Yuddy erfährt, dass seine leibliche Mutter eine vornehme Dame in Manila ist, macht er sich voller Hoffnung auf den Weg zu ihr.» (Filmcoopi)
«Ein nostalgischer Blick auf die zufälligen Begegnungen und Leidenschaften von sechs rebellischen jungen Leuten im Hongkong der 60er-Jahre. Es ist das Hongkong meiner Kindheitserinnerungen. Tsimshatsui, das heutige Touristenviertel, war wie ein Dorf, jeder kannte jeden. Selbst Sonnenschein gab es damals mehr, und die Luft war elektrisierend. Wir lebten in einer Gegend, in der viele Emigrant:innen aus Shanghai wohnten. Das ist heute völlig verschwunden, diese Generation hat sich völlig assimiliert. Die Figur der Betty erinnert mich an die Frauen, die ich in der Generation meiner Mutter kannte. Ich wollte etwas von diesem Gefühl, das heute verloren gegangen ist, bewahren.» (Wong Kar-wai)
Mit: Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (Yuddy), Andy Lau Tak-wah (Tide, ein Polizist), Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (Su Li-zhen), Carina Lau Ka-ling (Fung-ying), Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (Sab, Yuddys Kumpel), Rebecca Pan Tik-hua (Rebecca), Tony Leung Chiu-wai (ein Spieler)
«Mit Actionsequenzen, die so spektakulär sind, dass Quentin Tarantino einmal erklärte, der Film enthalte die ‹besten Stunts, die jemals in einem Film gedreht wurden›, setzt Police Story 3: Supercop mit Jackie Chan und Michelle Yeoh zwei Hongkong-Superstars als Polizisten in Szene, die einen gewalttätigen Drogenbaron zur Strecke bringen wollen. Chan, der sich als Held der Hongkonger Polizei einen Namen gemacht hat, wird entsandt, um Yeohs Interpol-Inspektorin Jessica Yang bei den internationalen Ermittlungen zu unterstützen. Ihre Reise führt sie von Hongkong nach Thailand und schliesslich nach Malaysia – und gipfelt in einer Verfolgungsjagd durch überfüllte Strassen, auf dem Dach eines Zuges und an der herunterhängenden Leiter eines Helikopters, der hoch über den Strassen von Kuala Lumpur fliegt. Der dritte Teil der Police Story-Reihe markierte (…) einen entscheidenden Moment in Jackie Chans Aufstieg zum Hollywoodstar. Zugleich bedeutete der Film das Comeback von Michelle Yeoh, die nach kurzer Auszeit zur Schauspielerei zurückkehrte – und ihre Rückkehr auf die Leinwand mit vielen waghalsigen Stunts feierte, die sie selbst ausführte. An ihrer Seite glänzen weitere Grössen des Hongkong-Kinos, darunter Maggie Cheung und Yuen Wah.» (Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art, Feb 2023)
Drehbuch: Edward Tang Ging-sang, Fibe Ma Mei-ping, Lee Wai-Yee
“TO KILL A MONGOLIAN HORSE” will be shown in Switzerland from 24.07 (German-speaking) and from 27.08 (Romandie)!
TO KILL A MONGOLIAN HORSE
Director: Jiang Xiaoxuan Starring: Sai Na / Tong Ge La / Qi Le Mu Ge / Wu Ende Su / Qina Ri Tu / Bao Yuan Yuan / Su Leng Ga Duration: 97 minutes Language and subtitles: Mongolian / Mandarin / German
TO KILL A MONGOLIAN HORSE offers a voice from modern Inner Mongolia, capturing the unique experience of ethnic Mongolian herders living on the Northern edge of China — with their Chinese and Mongolian identities, caught in the gradual shift from nomadic traditions to industrial realities.
Saina tries to make ends meet as a herdsman in the wintery steppes of Inner Mongolia. While performing at night in breathtaking horseback shows, he by day takes care of his family’s horses while juggling a grumpy father and his dysfunctional relationship with his ex-wife and kid. Unlike the majestic cavalryman he portrays in the show, Saina must discover how the world he grew up in has dramatically changed.
Festivals & Awards: This powerful debut film by young Chinese director Xiaoxuan Jiang received the award for Best Screenplay and Best Director, as well as a Special Mention at the Venice Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival.
Schedule: This film will officially be released in Swiss cinemas on 24.07 (German-speaking) and 27.08 (Romandie).
Jiang Xiaoxuan is a director and screenwriter from Inner Mongolia, who graduated from the Department of Film Production at New York University. Her 2022 short film „Horse Tomb“ (2022) was shortlisted for the international A-level Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, the South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW), the BFI London Film Festival, the Pingyao Film Festival, etc., and won the Busan Short Film Festival Asian Film Critics Association Award (NETPAC Award), the Ningbo Micro Film Festival Best Short Film Golden Conch Award, etc. Her first feature film „To Kill a Mongolian Horse“ (2024) premiered in the Venice Day Competition Unit of the 81st Venice International Film Festival, and won the [Under 40 Author Award] Best Director, and premiered in Asia at the Busan Film Festival [Asian Film Window] Unit, and was nominated for the Asia Pacific Film Award for Best Film and Best Director.
