Another New Trailer for ‘The Goldfinger’ with Tony Leung & Andy Lau
by Alex Billington
November 27, 2023
Source: YouTube
“Where did the money come from?” Another official trailer has arrived for the Hong Kong film called The Goldfinger, which is exactly what is listed (in English) in the title card of this trailer. The film is also going under the title Once Upon a Time in Hong-Kong, written and directed by the filmmaker Felix Chong (Lady Cop & Papa Crook, Overheard 1 – 3, Once a Gangster). Set in the 1980s, the film is based on the story of Carrian Group, a Hong Kong corporation which rose rapidly before collapsing shortly afterwards due to a corruption scandal. Acclaimed actors Tony Leung & Andy Lau reunite after the seminal Infernal Affairs years ago. When a stock market crash causes the sudden collapse of a multi-billion-dollar company, an ICAC investigator (Lau) uncovers a criminal conspiracy involving the company’s founder (Leung) and becomes entangled in a long-running investigation. The film’s cast also includes Simon Yam, Charlene Choi, Tai-Bo, Alex Fong, Philip Keung, Kar Lok Chin, & Nick Ford. It looks like HK’s The Wolf of Wall Street, with similar lavishness and sly humor and greed. It includes English subtitles. “Witness the Golden Touch.”
Here’s the Hong Kong trailer #2 (+ poster) for Felix Chong’s The Goldfinger, from YouTube (via TFS):
You can also watch the first look trailer for Felix Chong’s Goldfinger right here to view even more footage.
Set in the 1980s, the film depicts cut-throat machinations between Hong Kong’s jostling business elites amidst the backdrop of the tail end of the British colonial rule. It tells the story of the rise and bust of a fictional company called Jiali Group, following the travails of its chairman Cheng Yiyan through 15 years of investigations by the Independent Commission Against Corruption as murders are committed, billions in market value evaporate and millions are spent on litigation fees. Goldfinger, also known as Once Upon a Time in Hong-Kong or originally 金手指 (Jin Shouzhi) in Mandarin, is both written and directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Felix Chong, a writer and director of many films, including Moonlight in Tokyo, Lady Cop & Papa Crook, Overheard 1 – 3, Once a Gangster, The Lost Bladesman, The Silent War, and Project Gutenberg previously. Produced by Albert Yeung. Goldfinger is set to open in China & Singapore starting on December 30th, 2023 later this year. No international dates have been set yet – stay tuned. Who’s down?
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