The Drummer (2007 film)

• Jaycee Chan: Sid
• Tony Leung Ka Fai Kwan
• Angelica Lee: Hong Dou
• Roy Cheung: Ah Chiu

The The Drummer (Original Title: The Drummer ) is a Hong Kong film written and directed by Kenneth Bi It is the second film of the director.

Action

Sid is the son of a Hong Kong underworld legend. Therefore, he comes with all his insolence through the underworld until he unfortunately seduces the girlfriend of a gangster boss. The rebellious young man runs away now before his involvement in criminal activities in the lonely hills of Taiwan. There he joins a group of Zen musicians and finds the long-awaited peace.

Background

The film premiered on 9 August 2007 its world premiere at the 60th Locarno Film Festival. On October 11, 2007, the Hong Kong premiere. The Drummer was shown in the " World Cinema Dramatic Competition " section of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. He is the first film in competition from the region of Hong Kong and Taiwan at the prestigious festival.

The Drummer was co-produced by the German production company Twenty Twenty Vision. The German composer Andre Matthias is responsible for the soundtrack.

When the director Kenneth Bi saw U- Theatre, a twelve -headed drum group from Taiwan in 2000, he felt excited about this movie.

Festivals (selection)

• Moscow International Film Festival 2008
• Munich Film Festival 2008
• Sydney Film Festival 2008
• Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2008
• Hong Kong International Film Festival 2008
• Festival de cinéma des 3 of Americas 2008
• Miami International Film Festival 2008
• Sundance Film Festival 2008
• Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2007
• Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón 2007
• Hawaii International Film Festival 2007
• International Eurasia Film Festival 2007
• International Film Festival of Locarno 2007

Awards

• Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2008: Audience Award
• Golden Horse Film Festival 2007: Best Supporting Actor Tony Leung Ka Fai

Nominations

• Hong Kong Film Awards 2008: Best Original Film Music, Andre Matthias
• Hong Kong Film Awards 2008: Best Sound Design, Tu Duu Chih Kuo & Li Chi
• Sundance Film Festival 2008: World Cinema - Dramatic, Kenneth Bi
• Golden Horse Film Festival 2007: Outstanding Taiwanese film of the Year

Reviews

Renèe re- wrote in TV Digital 1 on 23 December 2008 that gorgeous landscape shots would form the backdrop for this somewhat long-winded, but still touching film.