Trivisa

Trivisa
Official film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese樹大招風
Simplified Chinese树大招风
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShù Dà Zhāo Fēng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSyu6 Daai6 Ziu1 Fung1
Directed byFrank Hui
Jevons Au
Vicky Wong
Screenplay byLoong Man-hong
Thomas Ng
Mak Tin-shu
Produced byJohnnie To
Yau Nai-hoi
StarringGordon Lam
Richie Jen
Jordan Chan
CinematographyZhang Ying
Ray Cheung
Rex Chan
Edited byAllen Leung
David Richardson
Music byNigel Chan
Production
companies
Distributed byMedia Asia Distributions
Release dates
  • 12 February 2016 (2016-02-12) (BIFF)
  • 7 April 2016 (2016-04-07) (Hong Kong)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
BudgetHK$5 million[1]
Box officeHK$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 [zh], 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]

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ 樹大招風 - 偶像劇場 (in Chinese). dorama.info. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b Tsui, Clarence (16 February 2016). "'Trivisa' ('Shu Dai Jiu Fung'): Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. ^ 【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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Trivisa - The Metroplex". www.metroplex.com.hk. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  7. ^ Seto, Kit Yan. "Hong Kong/Taiwan stars appear in Trivisa for (almost) free". Star2.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.