Taiwan-based sales agentDistribution Workshopis launching pre-sales on Juno Maks long-gestatingSons Of The Neon Nightat the upcomingAsian Contents and Film Market(ACFM) duringBusanInternational Film Festival.
The highly-stylized crime thriller starsTakeshi Kaneshiro(House Of Flying Daggers), Tony Leung Ka-fai (Cold War), Sean Lau (Life Without Principle),Louis Kooand Richie Jen, with the the latter two actors also appearing in Hong Kongs Oscars submissionTwilight Of The Warriors: Walled In.
The film, which is set in a deconstructed and reimagined Hong Kong, also features original scores composed by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto.
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The story begins with a gigantic explosion and shootout in a snow struck downtown Hong Kong, which turn out to be planned by the heir to a global pharmaceutical conglomerate (Kaneshiro), who is attempting to wipe out the global drugs trade.
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Mak made his feature debut withRigor Mortisin 2013, which premiered in the Venice Days section of Venice Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI prize at Golden Horse Film Festival.
He has already spent several years makingSons Of The Neon Night, which has a budget of more than $50m and is currently in post-production for release in the first half of 2025.
Distribution Workshops ACFM slate also includes Taiwanese romantic dramaPenguin Girl, from emerging director Yuyu Yang, andUnexpected Courage, inspired by the true story of director Shawn Yu and starring Rene Liu and Hsueh Shih-Ling.
