THE LAST TYCOON

THE LAST TYCOON,(Da Shang Hai ) 2012

Hong Kong | Blu-ray, Color, 118’ | Cantonese
Director: Wong Jing
Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Huang Xiaoming, Sammo Hung

An official selection of the 2013 Hong Kong International Film Festival, the film tells the story of a crime lord in 1930s Shanghai. “The Last Tycoon” mixes nostalgic Hong Kong action films with Hollywood style drama and romance. Set up by the police, Businessman Cheng leaves everything behind to start a new life. When he enters Shanghai’s criminal underworld, he gets stuck between the love of his life, the Japanese army and the local secret service.

“Helmed with musty solemnity by Wong Jing, this expensively furnished production unfolds scene after scene of slow-burning chamber drama, punctuated by potent but never jaw-dropping action”
– Variety Magazine