Triangle (2007)

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

Directors:

Ringo Lam, Johnnie To

Writers:

Sharon Chung, Kenny Kan

Stars:

Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Honglei Sun

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited 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	...	Lung (as Li Hai Tao)
Kai Wa Chan	...	Kwan (as Chan Kai Wa)
Chun Yip	...	Chan Fok-sui (as Yip Chun)
Ho Sai Chan	...	(as Chan Ho Sai)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Libby Brien	...	Fai's Mother / Radio Voices (voice)
Philip Hersh	...	Wen (voice)

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

anthology film | portmanteau film | omnibus film | collection of short films | collective filmmaking | 

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Taglines:

3 Masters. 1 Masterpiece.

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

After Tsui completed the first segment of Triangle, Lam looked at the development of it before shooting the second part, and handed the film to Johnnie To who completed the third part with its conclusion.

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Soundtracks

LOVE IS LIKE A BALLOON
Performed by Xiu Qiong Pan
Composed by Yao Ming
Lyrics by Chen Di Yi
OP: EMI Music Publishing Hong Kong
Sound recording license courtesy of EMI Music Hong Kong

User Reviews

It wasn't all it could have been...

For a movie that has been put together by three of the heavyweight directors of Hong Kong cinema, you would expect nothing short of a masterpiece to be the end result. However, that was not really the case with "Triangle".

Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that "Triangle" is a bad or boring movie, far from it actually. The storyline in the movie is good and well put together, although it just tended to drag on in long sequences. There are far better movies available from the Hong Kong cinema compared to this one.

Aside from the three directors, then "Triangle" does have some rather good and established Hong Kong actors to the cast list; Louis Koo and Simon Yam really did carry the movie quite nicely.

There is a lot of action in the movie, which works out quite well, however the last part of the movie that takes place in a small outdoors food vendor in the nature (I assume this is somewhere in the New Territories) tended to become a little too much, especially because there was some comedy and humor attended to throw into that scene, which just ended up making the scene worse.

"Triangle" is a solid enough movie with good performances, however, I had just initially expected something extraordinary to come from a collaboration between Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam and Johnnie To.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Hong Kong China

Language:

Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

1 October 2007 (China)

Also Known As:

Triangle

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,641,637

Company Credits

Production Co:

Milky Way Image Company, Media Asia Films, Beijing Ciwen Digital Oriental Film & TV Production Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1