| Trivisa | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 樹大招風 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 树大招风 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Frank Hui Jevons Au Vicky Wong | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Loong Man-hong Thomas Ng Mak Tin-shu | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Johnnie To Yau Nai-hoi | ||||||||||
| Starring | Gordon Lam Richie Jen Jordan Chan | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Zhang Ying Ray Cheung Rex Chan | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Allen Leung David Richardson | ||||||||||
| Music by | Nigel Chan | ||||||||||
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| Distributed by | Media Asia Distributions | ||||||||||
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Running time | 96 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| Budget | HK$5 million[1] | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$9.2 million[2] | ||||||||||
Trivisa is a 2016 Hong Kong action crime thriller film produced by Johnnie To and Yau Nai-hoi, featuring the directorial debuts of newcomers Frank Hui, Jevons Au and Vicky Wong. The film is a fictionalized story about three real-life notorious Hong Kong mobsters, Kwai Ping-hung, Yip Kai Foon and Cheung Tze-keung, who are portrayed in the film by Gordon Lam, Richie Jen and Jordan Chan respectively.[3][4] The film had its world premiere at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival's Forum section.[3] The film also opened the 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival[5] on 21 March 2016 and was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 7 April 2016.[6][better source needed]
In Buddhist teaching, Trivisa is the Sanskrit term for the three poisons (or the three unwholesome roots)—greed, anger and delusion—that give rise to suffering.[7]
- ^ 杜琪峰監製新片柏林亮相 《樹大招風》告訴我們香港何為香港 (in Chinese).
- ^ 樹大招風 - 偶像劇場 (in Chinese). dorama.info. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ a b Tsui, Clarence (16 February 2016). "'Trivisa' ('Shu Dai Jiu Fung'): Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ 【樹大招風】杜琪峰監製 香港三大賊王被搬上螢幕. Orange News (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 17 February 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Marsh, James (24 February 2016). "CHONGQING HOT POT, TRIVISA To Open 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival - Full Line-Up Announced". TwitchFilm. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Trivisa - The Metroplex". www.metroplex.com.hk. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Seto, Kit Yan. "Hong Kong/Taiwan stars appear in Trivisa for (almost) free". Star2.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.