Life Without Principle (film)

Life Without Principle
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese奪命金
Simplified Chinese夺命金
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDuó Mìng Jīn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingDyut6 Ming1 Gam1
Directed byJohnnie To
Screenplay byAu Kin-yee
Ben Wong
Milkyway Creative Team
Produced byJohnnie To
StarringLau Ching-wan
Richie Jen
Denise Ho
CinematographyCheng Siu-Keung
To Hung-mo
Edited byAllen Leung
Music byYue Wei
Production
companies
Distributed byMedia Asia Distributions
Release dates
  • 9 September 2011 (2011-09-09) (Venice Film Festival)
  • 20 October 2011 (2011-10-20) (Hong Kong)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$8.43 million
CNY25 million

Life Without Principle is a 2011 Hong Kong crime drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To[1] and starring Lau Ching-wan, Richie Jen and Denise Ho. This film was screened in competition at the 68th Venice Film Festival on 9 September 2011.[2][3] The North America distribution rights was purchased by Indomina Group shortly after the Festival. The deal was made between Indomina and the film's sales agent Media Asia Group.[4]

The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.[5]

  1. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 130. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong director focuses on financial crisis".[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Johnnie To's "Life Without Principle" Added to Venice Film Festival Slate".
  4. ^ "Johnnie To's Life Without Principle gets a North America release". Asia Pacific Arts. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Greece picks 'Unfair World' for Oscar race". The Hollywood Reporter. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.