Triangle (2007 film)

Triangle
Promotional poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	鐵三角
Simplified Chinese	铁三角
Transcriptions
Directed by	Tsui Hark Ringo Lam Johnnie To
Written by	Half Leisure Kenny Kan Sharon Chung Yau Nai-hoi, Au Kin-yee Yip Tin-shing
Produced by	Tsui Hark Ringo Lam Johnnie To
Starring	Louis Koo Simon Yam Sun Honglei
Cinematography	Cheng Siu-Keung
Edited by	David M. Richardson
Music by	Dave Klotz Guy Zerafa
Production companies	Milkyway Image Media Asia Films Film Workshop Polybona Films China Film Co-Production Corp.
Distributed by	Media Asia Distribution
Release date	1 November 2007 (2007-11-01)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Triangle (simplified Chinese: 铁三角; traditional Chinese: 鐵三角; pinyin: tie san jiao) is a 2007 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, and Johnnie To. The film's title refers to both the acclaimed trio of filmmakers and to the uneasy brotherhood of the film's three protagonists. Triangle tells one story which is told in three thirty-minute segments, independently helmed by the three directors. It stars Louis Koo, Simon Yam and Sun Honglei as a group of friends who uncover a hidden treasure that quickly draws attention among others. The film's tagline is "Temptation. Jealousy. Destiny." Each word is often associated with the segments that appear in chronological order.

The first Hong Kong film made in a frame story format, Triangle had each director take charge of a film segment, bringing in their own production team and screenwriters to continue the story set in motion by the previous director. Critics made easy notice of the lack of continuity in between each segment, since the trio of directors did not share their scripts together while discussing the concepts.

Triangle was screened out of competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] It was later released in China on 1 October 2007, which was one month before its theatrical Hong Kong release.