Official Selection at the London East Asian Film Festival 2022
Winner of the “Golden Firebird” Best Actor award for leading star Mak Pui Tung – Hong Kong International Film Festival
Winner of Best Actor (Mak Pui-Tung) at the Asian Film Awards
Official Selection at the London East Asian Film Festival 2022
Winner of the “Golden Firebird” Best Actor award for leading star Mak Pui Tung – Hong Kong International Film Festival
Winner of Best Actor (Mak Pui-Tung) at the Asian Film Awards
The Sparring Partner returns to UK Cinemas this March!
This tense and compelling true story based on the shocking 2013 trial of a young man who brutally murdered, dismembered and cooked his parents with the help of a friend. Pleading not guilty in a trial which dominated headlines, this searing drama explores the events which unfolded as legal teams clashed and nine jurors grappled with the truth, trying to understand this tragic event which took the media by storm.
Produced by the award-winning filmmaker of Port of Call and marking the directorial debut of Ho Cheuk-tin, The Sparring Partner crafts a complex, multi-layered narrative delivering a gripping insight into this unbelievable true crime story.
Director
Ho Cheuk Tin
Main Casts
Yeung Wai Lun, Mak Pui Tung, Louisa So, Michael Chow
Writer
Frankie Tam Kwong Yuen, Oliver Yip, Thomas Leung
Producer
Philip Yung
Release Date
18th November 2022
Duration
137 minutes (Uncut)
Genre
Crime thriller-drama
Language
Cantonese (with Chinese and English subtitles)
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