Tie saam gok (2007)

Directors:

Ringo Lam
Johnny To

Writers:

Sharon Chung (written by)
Kenny Kan (written by)

Release Date:

1 October 2007 (China)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Temptation. Jealousy. Destiny.

Plot:

Told in three 30-minute segments, three friends seek out the buried treasure of a mysterious stranger. |

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Louis Koo	...	Fai
Simon Yam	...	Lee Bo Sam
Honglei Sun	...	Mok Chung Yuan (as Sun Hong Lei)
Ka Tung Lam	...	Wen (as Lam Ka Tung)
Kelly Lin	...	Ling
Yong You	...	Policeman (as Yao Yung)
Suet Lam	...	Fat Bo (as Lam Suet)
Haitao Li		(as Li Hai Tao)
Kai Wa Chan		(as Chan Kai Wa)
Chun Yip		(as Yip Chun)
Ho Sai Chan		(as Chan Ho Sai)

Also Known As:

Triangle (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title)

Runtime:

Hong Kong:93 min | France:101 min (Cannes Film Festival)

Country:

China | Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Milky Way Image Company

Soundtrack:

LOVE IS LIKE A BALLOON

A really great experience

Finally i have seen Triangle. It has all the elements of a film noir ( dark lighting/unhappy couple/the femme fatale/double crossing/unsympathetic characters) and so forth) plus the style of all three directors. The first part is Tsui Hark's direction. There's nothing really interesting in this part it's just the setup of the story, but the fast/jump cuts and dialogues is obviously Tsui's style. The second part, directed by Ringo Lam, reveals the sophisticated emotions of the characters, the fun part is that Ringo Lam is pretty much playing with the character's minds and also the audience's minds and expectations. The final part is directed by Johnnie To. It has all the elements of a Johnnie To action sequence: all the characters with different intentions meet each other just like in PTU and they end up killing each other.

Overall it has been a great experience to see all the three directors putting their own style in three different parts of the movie. But if you ask me who owns the movie I would say Johnnie To because since this movie is produced by his company and his production team, it has Johnnie To's style all over it. Tsui and Ringo are there for the ride. It's just like in Sin City where Tarantino directs a scene from the movie but overall the movie has Rodriguez's style all over it.