Helios (film)
| Helios | |
|---|---|
 International poster | |
| Directed by | Longman Leung Sunny Luk |
| Screenplay by | Longman Leung Sunny Luk |
| Produced by | Catherine Kwan |
| Starring | Jacky Cheung Nick Cheung Shawn Yue Wang Xueqi Janice Man Ji Jin-hee Choi Siwon Yoon Jin-yi Josephine Koo Feng Wenjuan Chang Chen |
| Cinematography | Jason Kwan |
| Edited by | Kong Chi Leung |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Media Asia Distributions |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin Korean English |
| Budget | HK$200 million [1] |
Helios is an upcoming Hong Kong crime thriller film directed by Longman Leung and Sunny Luk and starring an international ensemble cast from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and South Korea. Helio is lead actor Jacky Cheung's first film role since 2010's Crossing Hennessy. [2]
Plot
Number one wanted criminal "Helios" (Chang Chen) and his assistant (Janice Man) stole a quantity of uranium and plan to produce weapons of mass destruction. They are planning to trade with a terrorist organization in Hong Kong. Chief Inspector Lee Yin Ming (Nick Cheung) and Inspector Fan Ka Ming (Shawn Yue) lead the Counter Terrorism Response Unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Along with Chinese senior official Song An (Wang Xueqi), Physics professor Siu Chi Yan (Jacky Cheung) and two South Korean weapon experts Choi Min Ho (Ji Jin-hee) and Pok Yu Chit (Choi Siwon), they hope to defuse a crisis sufficient to destroy the world.
Cast
- Jacky Cheung as Siu Chi Yan (肇志仁), a Physics professor at the University of Hong Kong
- Nick Cheung as Lee Yin Ming (李彦明), chief inspector of the Counter Terrorism Response Unit
- Shawn Yue as Fan Ka Ming (范家明), inspector of the Counter Terrorism Response Unit
- Wang Xueqi as Song An (宋鞍), a senior official from Mainland China
- Janice Man as Helios' assistant
- Ji Jin-hee as Choi Min Ho (崔民浩), a South Korean weapon expert
- Choi Siwon as Pok Yu Chit (朴宇哲), a South Korean nuclear expert
- Yoon Jin-yi
- Josephine Koo
- Fen Wenjuan as Yuan Xiao Wen (袁曉文), Song An's assistant
- Chang Chen as Helios (赤盜), a South Korean weapon smuggler
Release
The film held its first press conference on 10 December 2013 at the Sheraton Hotel in Macau where its first trailer was unveiled.[3]
See also
References
External links
- Helios at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
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