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Hong Kong (China) Films
10/6/2005 15:58

BEYOND OUR KEN
Synopsis: Gillian Chung is Wai-Hing, a spurned girlfriend who embarks on a curious mission of vengeance against her ex-boyfriend Ken. Wai-Hing discovers that Ken published nude photos of her on his website, so she enlists Ken's current girlfriend Xiao-Lan to help her steal back the photos. At first Xiao-Lan distrusts Wai-Hing, and is hesitant to help her. But Xiao-Lan changes her mind when she discovers Ken's true nature, and soon the girls' partnership grows from a tentative alliance to a full-fledged friendship. But even when it's two girls vs. one guy, three can still be a crowd...


LOVE BATTLEFIELD
Synopsis: To give their relationship some new excitements, lovers Yui and Ching are planning to spend their holidays together in Europe. Unfortunately, Yui¡¯s car is stolen on the day they depart. Ching and Yui have a big quarrel and Ching wants to break up and leaves Yui going to Japan alone. On his way to airport, Yui finds his stolen car with drug-trafficker Wah and his gang hiding in the truck. Knowing Yui is a nurse, Wah captures his to help save his wounded partner. Wah¡¯s friend dies on the way of their operation and Wah decides to kill Yui. Knowing Yui is kidnapped, Ching is so worried. However, with the hints left by Yui, Ching believes that Yui is still alive. She therefore goes out and looks for Yui with her friends, knowing that she is the only one who can save Yui out of danger¡­


KOMA
Synopsis: A woman becomes caught in the web of a gang of thieves who literally steal the lives from their victims in this thriller. Fung Chi-ching is a woman living with kidney disease who is conveniently dating a doctor, Tsui Wai-man. While attending a close friend's wedding, Chi-ching wanders into a hotel room to discover a dead body, nude and bloody and missing a kidney. While giving her report to the police, Chi-ching tells them she saw a woman making her way down the corridor as she entered the room; the woman in question turns out to be Suen Ling, a medical researcher who works with Wai-man and had a brief fling with him. When Chi-ching identifies Suen Ling as the woman fleeing the scene of the crime, the police chalk it up to jealousy given their past history, but when a man who sells human organs on the black market abducts Chi-ching, Suen Ling comes to her rescue, and the two join forces with Wai-man to locate and capture the murderous thieves.

ENTER THE PHOENIX
Synopsis:  Everyone has secrets that they keep, and some have secrets that keep them...
Georgie Hung is handsome, stylish and charming, the kind of young man any parent would be proud to have as a son. However, he hides a secret that his old-fashioned father can never forgive. Georgie is gay. His father, Hung, is the leader of a one of Hong Kong's most powerful criminal Triads, and, should Georgie's lifestyle became common knowledge, his position would be in jeopardy. To avoid this, Hung sends his son to Thailand, insisting that he not return until after his death.
When Hung finally dies, Georgie mourns his passing, but is happy that he can finally return from Thailand. Sam is Georgie's flat-mate, and, like everyone else, has been won over by Georgie's kindness and charm. Sam always feels he has to play second fiddle to Georgie, and his inferiority complex leads him to get beaten up in street fights. Sam's dream is to finally become the top dog in a Hong Kong Triad organzation.
The late Hung's right hand man, Cheung travels to the Thailand with his son,positionas the new "godfather".They plan to teach Georgie how to act like a real mob boss. The pair find Samby mistake, who plays along, seeing this as his chance to become a big-time player. Georgie follows them to see what happens. Believing Sam to be the son of their late boss, the Cheung's treat him with great respect. Sam proves himself truly inept as a would-be gangster, but Georgie allows the subterfuge to continue. He still feels some resentment towards his father for sending him into exile. On the day of Hung's funeral, the various members of the different criminal organizations arrive. Among them is Chow Siu, a rival for leadership of the Triad group. Believing Sam to be Georgie, Chow tries to play a trick that will destroy Georgie's credibility. However, his plan backfires...
Sam finally turns into a good boss, even though he approaches everything in his own disorganized way, and refuses to listen to Cheung's advice.
Sam falls in love with an insurance agent Julie whose father is the leader of one of Hong Kong's most powerful criminal Triads and plans to stage a political marriage that will help him unite the splintered organization. However, Julie really hates her family's business, and Georgie completely understands her feelings. The day before Julie is supposed to marry Sam, she tells Georgie that she loves him, thereby creating an unlikely love triangle.
When he learns Georgie's secret, Chow Siu plans to reveal it to the rest of the Triad, clearing the way for himself to become the next godfather...

NEW POLICE STORY
Synopsis: A decorated police officer, Chan Kwok-Wing meets his match in a vicious group of young thugs, who kill cops for fun and extreme satisfaction. After Wing boasts that he'll snag this group of young punks in three hours, the group proceeds to dismantle his ten-man squad with expert precision and more than a little stylish flair. Among the dead police is Wing's future brother-in-law, leaving Wing crying and drinking his guts out... He becomes a broken guy. Then enter young Frank Cheng, an overly sprightly young cop who makes it his personal mission to bring Wing back from the brink of self-destruction.



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