Product Description
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Northeast China, early Northern Song dynasty, AD 986.
The Khitan army takes its revenge for a past massacre, abducting
General Yang Ye (Adam Cheng) and leaving his wife and seven sons
to rescue him - and fall into their deadly trap. Led by the first
son (Ekin Cheng), the seven - two of whom have never seen combat
- set out with a small band of fighters to face an army of
thousands, brave the treacherous Wolf ain, face the nemesis
of their shared history, and find the way back alive - all to
bring their her home.
Review
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A robust Chinese war epic -Variety
A Bloody tale of honour, revenge and sacrifice -SBS Film
Solid and earnest entertainment -LoveHKFilm
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About the Actor
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Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin is a Hong Kong actor and Cantopop
singer. Earlier in his career he was known as Noodle Cheng,
though he has now reverted to a more conventional-sounding first
name. Sometimes he uses Dior (because that was what it sounded
like when his younger sister tried to call him) as a first name
but usually Ekin is the name used. Ekin began acting in
commercials when he was in high school, the most well-known being
for Hi-C Lemon Tea. After high school, he enrolled in TVB's
Martial Arts school, but did not like it and switched to their
acting school. After that he began to get a number of TV roles.
The latest TVB series he participated in was Always Ready,
working with Charmaine Sheh, Bowie Lam, and Ka-Yan Chung. Ekin
was caught up in a grand scandal after leaving Maggie Siu, an
actress whom he dated for many years, for a decade younger
actress and singer Gigi Leung. Maggie was well-loved by Hong Kong
audiences and gave up her career to support Ekin's career and
many slighted him after the breakup. In 2006, Ekin and Gigi broke
up, ending their seven-year relationship. In September 2006, Ekin
and 'Yoyo Mung' be dating through their mutual interest in
badminton. His first film was Girls Without Tomorrow (1992) and
at the time he was still going by the name Dior Cheng. He changed
his name to Ekin before his breakout role in the Young and
Dangerous series as Chan Ho Nam. The film led to 6 sequels, all
starring Ekin Cheng, and a lucrative working partnership with
director Andrew Lau. Together they went on to make The Storm
Riders, which was the highest-grossing Hong Kong movie at the
time and the first film to utilize a truly large number of
special effects. They also worked together on The Legend of
Speed, A Man Called Hero, The Duel and the comedy Women From
Mars. Ekin has branched out in the roles he's taken, including
more comedy like earlier in his career with My Wife is 18 and Six
Strong Guys, while still doing more action-oriented films like
The Twins Effect and Tokyo Raiders. Recently Ekin returned to the
movie scene (having taking a break in 2005 to work on the
Ultraman TV Series in Thailand), He had a brief appearance in My
Name is Fame as himself. Soon after that he starred in Heavenly
Mission a triad/cop thriller starring alongside Stephen Fung
& Alex Fong. He has completed a Pang Brothers film called The
Forest of Death, which will be released in March 2007. He is
currently filming a serial in Mainland China based on the life of
martial arts master, Huo Yuanjia with former Young &
Dangerous co-star Jordan Chan.
About the Director
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Born in Hong Kong, Ronny Yan-Tai Yu dreamed of making
films since he was a child. At only 9 months of age, Yu
contracted polio, resulting in a long recovery that prevented him
from developing an active childhood and had to spend much time in
isolation. To cope with the loneliness, Yu created fantasy worlds
of his own, with furniture as props. As he grew older, his world
of escape became the cinema, where he could immerse in grander,
more exciting adventures. It was then that his passion to become
a director began to grow. However, as the only son of a
traditional Chinese family, film making was cast aside by the
time he started college. Under pressure to take up the family
business, Yu studied business instead and earned an MBA from Ohio
University. Soon after graduation, a pivotal turning point
occurred for Yu. His friend Philip Chan, a lieutenant with
acting ambitions, persuaded Yu to direct The Servant, a
screenplay that he wrote based on his experiences in the
force. Yu took up the rtunity and learned the craft as the
filming proceeded. The film became the No.1 box office hit for
the summer, and Yu's future seemed destined to be in film after
all. Throughout the 1980s Yu directed and produced many other box
office successes in Hong Kong. In 1993, the romantic play
epic The Bride with White Hair (The Bride with White Hair)
established his signature style of kinetically-paced
story-telling through sumptuous imagery. Bride was a huge summer
hit in Hong Kong, and also became an art house theater favorite
in the U.S. and Europe, leading to international critical
accl. It also won the Grand Prize at the Fantastica film
festival in Belgium. In 1995 came the equally ravishing Ye ban ge
sheng (The Phantom Lover), a love story inspired by the original
novel of The Phantom of the Opera, and the Chinese movie Songs of
Midnight from the 1920s. Following these two stunning films, Yu
launched his Hollywood career. His flair for visually rich
narration appealed immediately to broader Western audiences and
has been associated mostly with the horror film genre, as he has
revived three franchises - with Bride of Chucky; then Freddy vs.
Jason, of the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th
franchises, respectively, where its box office total is more than
the two franchises'combined earnings. Never one who confines
himself to a genre, Yu went on to direct Fearless (Fearless), a
film starring Jet Li, based on the true story of the martial arts
master Huo Yuanjia.
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