Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In is a 2024 martial arts action thriller set inside a dangerous enclave.
Directed by Soi Cheang (Our Last Day, Diamond Hill, Big Head Monster, The Death Curse, Love Battlefield, Dog Bite Dog, Accident, Motorway, The Monkey King 1-3, Kill Zone 2, Marauder, Limbo, Mad Fate, The Monkey King: The Legend Begins) from a screenplay by Kin-Yee Au, Tai-Lee Chan, Li Jun, Kwan-Sin Shum, based on the manga series City of Darkness by Andy Seto. Produced by John Chong, Peter Lam and Wilson Yip Wai-Shun.
The movie stars Sammo Hung, Louis Koo, Philip Ng, Raymond Lam, Richie Jen, Fish Liew, Cecilia Choi, Tak-Bun Wong, Chun-Him Lau, Pak Hon Chu, Tony Tsz-Tung Wu and Man Kit Cheung.
Plot:
Set in the 1980s inside the Kowloon Walled City, a dangerous Chinese enclave within British colonial Hong Kong, the story follows troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun (Raymond Lam) as he accidentally enters the Walled City, discovers order amidst the chaos, and gains life lessons as he gets closer to the locals as they resist a villainous invasion…
Release:
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In will be released in China and Hong Kong on May 1st, 2024 before being shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Original title:
九龙城寨之围城
Jiu Lóng Chéng Zhài·Wéi Chéng