To the Fore

To the Fore
Theatrical poster
Directed byDante Lam
StarringEddie Peng
Shawn Dou
Choi Siwon
Wang Luodan
Music byHenry Lai
Production
company
Release date
  • 6 August 2015 (2015-08-06) (Hong Kong)
Running time
125 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
China
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$23.21 million (China domestic gross only)[1]

To the Fore (traditional Chinese: 破風; simplified Chinese: 破风) is a 2015 Hong Kong-Chinese[2] sports drama film filmed in Taiwan and other countries (including China, Korea, Mongolia and Switzerland[3]), directed by Dante Lam, and starring Eddie Peng, Shawn Dou, Choi Siwon and Wang Luodan. The film was released on 6 August 2015 in Hong Kong and Singapore, and 7 August 2015 in Taiwan, China and the United States.[4] The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was neither shortlisted nor nominated.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Film Review: 'To the Fore'". Variety. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. ^ "To the Fung Movie Review". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016. by Tiffany Yong
  4. ^ "To the Fore Release Info". IMDb. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  5. ^ Frater, Patrick (21 September 2015). "Hong Kong Selects 'To The Fore' as Oscar Contender". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  6. ^ Chu, Karen (21 September 2015). "Oscars: Hong Kong Picks 'To the Fung' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.