First Trailer for Crime Thriller ‘Goldfinger’ with Andy Lau & Tony Leung
by Alex Billington
August 17, 2023
Source: YouTube
“You think you’ll get away with this?” The first official trailer is out for a new film from Hong Kong titled Goldfinger, which is the original direct translation of the Cantonese title. The film is also going under the title Once Upon a Time in Hong-Kong, written and directed by the veteran Hong Kong director 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 and Andy Lau reunite after starring in 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, and Nick Ford. Almost looks like Hong Kong’s verson of The Wolf of Wall Street. This new trailer does have English subtitles, so dive right in.
Here’s the first international trailer (+ HK poster) for Felix Chong’s Goldfinger, from YouTube (via TFS):
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 other release dates have been set – stay tuned. First impression?
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