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Three (2016 film)

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Three
Film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese三人行
Simplified Chinese三人行
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSān Rén Xíng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSaam1 Jan4 Hang4
Directed byJohnnie To
Screenplay byYau Nai-hoi
Lau Ho-leung
Mak Tin-shu
Produced byJohnnie To
Yau Nai-hoi
StarringZhao Wei
Louis Koo
Wallace Chung
CinematographyCheng Siu-Keung
Edited byDavid Richardson
Music byXavier Jamaux
Production
companies
Media Asia Films
iQiyi Motion Pictures
Impact Media Company
Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology
Shanghai Gewa Business Information Consulting
Wuxi Soulpower Culture Media
Media Asia Distributions (Beijing)
China Film Media Asia Video Distribution
Milkyway Image
Distributed byMedia Asia Distributions
Media Asia Film Distribution (Beijing) (China)
Iqiyi Pictures (China) [3]
Release dates
  • 24 June 2016 (2016-06-24) (China)
  • 14 July 2016 (2016-07-14) (Hong Kong)
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Running time
98 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
China
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
BudgetCN¥40 million
Box officeCN¥100.4 million (China)

Three is a 2016 Hong Kong–Chinese action film produced and directed by Johnnie To and starring Zhao Wei, Louis Koo and Wallace Chung. The film was released on 24 June 2016 in China and 30 June 2016 in Hong Kong, while it is also the closing film of the 2016 Taipei Film Festival on 10 July 2016.[2]

Plot

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Shun (Wallace Chung), a thug, is shot in the head by a cop due to miscommunication during an interrogation and is taken to the hospital. In the hospital, he claims human rights to refuse surgery to remove the bullet inside his head in order to bide time for his underlings to rescue him. The detective (Louis Koo) in charge sees through Shun's scheme but decides to play along so as to capture his whole gang once and for all.

Cast

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Production

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Production for Three began in Guangzhou in March 2015[4] wrapped up on 24 July of the same year. The film was mainly shot in a hospital that was built by the props team.[5]

Reception

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The film has grossed CN¥100.41 million in China.[3] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 91% "fresh" rating based on 23 reviews.[6] Metacritic reports a 71 out of 100 rating based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]

Awards and nominations

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List of awards and nominations
Award Category Nominee Result
53rd Golden Horse Awards Best Director Johnnie To Nominated
Best Original Film Score Xavier Jamaux Nominated
19th Shanghai International Film Festival
China Movie Channel Media Award 		Best Actor Wallace Chung Won
8th Big Ben Awards - Golden Unicorn Award Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
12th Asian Film Awards Best Composer Xavier Jamaux Nominated
36th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director Johnnie To Nominated
Best Cinematography Siu-Keung Cheng
Hung-Mo To 		Nominated
13th Guangzhou Student Film Festival Most Popular Director Johnnie To Won
Most Popular Actor Wallace Chung Won

References

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  1. ^ "Well Go swoops on Johnnie To thriller 'Three' for US, UK". Screen Daily.
  2. ^ a b "《三人行》成為2016台北電影節閉幕電影 杜SIR準備單人匹馬現身台灣與觀眾會面". yes-news.com.
  3. ^ a b "三人行（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. ^ "杜琪峰《三人行》低調開拍趙薇生日曬古仔鐘漢良合影". dailynews.sina.com.
  5. ^ Fan, Xu (21 April 2016). "Johnnie To set to surprise fans with new crime thriller". China Daily. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  6. ^ "THREE (SAAM YAN HANG) (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. ^ "THREE reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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