Fai (Nick Cheung), once a world champion in boxing, escapes to Macau from the loan sharks and unexpectedly encounters Qi (Eddie Peng), a young chap who is determined to win a boxing match. Fai becomes Qi’s mentor and rediscovers his passion to fight not only in the ring but for his life and the ones he cares.
Release date: End of Aug / Early September
Language: Cantonese
Director: Dante Lam
Casts: Nick Cheung, Eddie Peng, Andy On
Genre: Modern Action
<<UNBEATABLE>> to compete for the Golden Goble in the Shanghai International Film Festival, with Nick Cheung to be crowned best actor.
Produced by Bona Films, and directed by famed Hong Kong director Dante Lam,
<< UNBEATABLE>> which stars Nick Cheung, Eddie Peng , Andy On and Crystal Lee, has been selected as a finalist in the Shanghai International Film Festival this year! The film will hold its first official unveiling to the media, leading to the film’s release in Hong Kong during September.
Nick Cheung a contender for Best Actor award.
The Shanghai International Film Festival which will start on 15th June is a highly anticipated event. The finalists who could potentially win the Golden Goble for this year’s film festival include Russian director Yuri Bykov’s The Major, German director Sandra Nettelbeck’s Mr. Morgan’s Last Love”, a grand total of 14 films. Amongst the finalists are 3 Chinese-language films, namely Dante Lam’s << UNBEATABLE >>, Sherwood Hu’s <<AMAZING>> and Barbara Wong’s <<THE STOLEN YEARS>>, who are competing for the Golden Goble.
Of the three Chinese films, ever since <<Unbeatable>> was announced as the Golden Goble finalists, Nick Cheung and Eddie Peng have been garnering much attention, and are considered as front runners to win the award. Industry insiders that already previewed the film praised Nick’s performance especially his action scenes are equal to that of the younger generation, and he can also carry emotional scenes very convincingly. With that said, Eddie’s performance is also considered a breakthrough, with many members of the audience moved to tears.
It is reported that Nick Cheung and Eddie Peng will be going up against Huang Xiao ming and Joseph Chang for the best actor title.
Eddie Peng “tortured” by the director
There has always been a rumour in the film industry, that Dante Lam’s films are very taxing for the actors. Eddie Peng got himself a first-hand experience on how challenging it can be. In an interview, he shared that:”In order to get a perfectly muscular body, I had to endure 3 months of brutal training which only left me with 3% of body fat.” However, director Dante Lam stressed that the movie << UNBEATABLE >> is not just about muscles and action, but there are quite a bit of drama and human emotion involved. He adds “This is the film I’m most product of in my career as a director”.
In the film <<UNBEATABLE >>, Nick Cheung plays an ex-MMA (Mixed Martial Art) champion who has fallen to shams and is also waist high in debt. Eddie Peng plays a character that was born into a rich family, but yet is reduced to working in a construction site. Apart from that, Nick Cheung’s character has to deal with a mentally ill single mother, and with a daughter that forms a pseudo “father-and-daughter” relationship that touches the hearts of audiences.
<<UNBEATABLE >>, distributed by RAM Entertainment will hit cinemas end of Aug / early September. For more movie updates, go to www.ram-ent.com.my or RAM Entertainment Facebook page.
