13th New York Asian Film Festival

Jun 27 - Jul 14, 2014

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International Premiere

Overheard 3

竊聽風雲3

After tackling insider trading and real estate conspiracies, writer-directors Alan Mak and Felix Chong—the creators of Infernal Affairs—turn to the untamed rural villages of Hong Kong's New Territories in the third and reportedly final installment of the hugely popular Overheard series. Recently released from prison, Jau (Louis Koo) leads an intricate plan to take down the Luk Brothers, a group of bullies who rule the villages with an iron grip, and Uncle To (Kenneth Tsang), the self-proclaimed godfather of the New Territories. Featuring an all-star cast—including China's Zhou Xun—and a story ripped from the headlines, Overheard 3 is an epic saga of loyalty and morality that Sergio Leone might have made had he been working in Hong Kong.

Directors: Felix Chong, Alan Mak
Cast: Zhou Xun, Daniel Wu, Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo
Languages: Cantonese and Mandarin with English subtitles
2014; 111 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Friday June 27, 5:00pm
Film Society of Lincoln Center

Q&A with directors Alan Mak and Felix Chong.

Alan Mak
麥兆輝

Alan Mak, a behind-the-scenes veteran of the movie industry, graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1990. He directed his first movie, Nude Fear in 1998. His later works, such as A War Named Desire and Rave Fever, further confirmed his directing talent. Alan co-directed and wrote the screenplay for the movie Infernal Affairs (2002) which won numerous awards in 2003, such as Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards, including Best Director and Best Screenplay.

He directed Initial D in 2005, followed by Moonlight in Tokyo, Confession of Pain, Lady Cop & Papa Crook, Overheard, Overheard 2, and The Silent War. In 2009, Overheard won the Hong Kong Film Critics Society's award in the category of Best Director and Film of Merit plus 6 nominations in the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2010, including Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Movie. In 2007, Alan Mak founded POP Movies Limited with his partner Felix Chong.

Felix Chong
莊文強

Felix Chong is a renowned director and screenwriter who graduated from the Academy of Film at Hong Kong Baptist University’s School of Communication. He worked as a copywriter and script supervisor for TVB before joining the movie industry and is the author of many screenplays.

Among his masterpieces, the much acclaimed Infernal Affairs trilogy won numerous awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Bauhinia Awards. It also won the award for Best Screenplay from the Hong Kong Screenwriters’ Guild. Infernal Affairs was adapted by Martin Scorsese as the Oscar-winning film The Departed. His other renowned screenplays include the award-winning Initial D and Confession of Pain.

He made his directional debut Once A Gangster (2010), which won him the Best New Director Award at the 2011 Hong Kong Film Awards. The Overheard film series has gained many nominations and film awards.