'Raging Fire' Wins Best Film at Hong Kong Film Awards

Actor Louis Koo presents the Best Film award to representatives of "Raging Fire" at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards in Hong ... Accessibilitylinks Skiptomaincontent SkiptomainNavigation SkiptoSearch Next Close Previous Next PrintOptions: Images Multimedia EmbeddedContent Comments Cancel Print Linkhasbeencopiedtoclipboard Home UnitedStates U.S.News AllAboutAmerica SiliconValley&Technology Immigration World Africa TheAmericas EastAsia Europe MiddleEast South&CentralAsia Ukraine PressFreedom COVID-19Pandemic China Iran BroadcastPrograms FollowUs Languages Search Search Previous Next BreakingNews EastAsia 'RagingFire'WinsBestFilmatHongKongFilmAwards July17,20227:48PM AssociatedPress ActorLouisKoopresentstheBestFilmawardtorepresentativesof"RagingFire"atthe40thHongKongFilmAwardsinHongKong,July17,2022. Share         'RagingFire'WinsBestFilmatHongKongFilmAwards share Print HongKong—  Action-packedpolicethriller"RagingFire"wonbestfilmandthreeotherawardsattheHongKongFilmAwardsSunday,beatingoutacrowdfavoritefilmaboutlateCantopopsingerAnitaMui. The40thHongKongFilmAwardstookplaceSunday,afteritwaspostponedthricefromAprilfollowingthecity'sbiggestCOVID-19outbreak.Itwasalsothefirsttimethattheawardswereheldinpersonsince2019. "RagingFire"seesactionstarDonnieYenplayanincorruptiblepolicemanwhoendsupgoinghead-to-headwithaformermenteeplayedbyNicholasTse,whowantsrevengeafterYen'scharacterputhiminprison. ThemovieisaswansongbydirectorBennyChan,whodiedofcancerinAugust2020whilethemoviewasstillinpost-production. ChanposthumouslywontheBestDirectorAwardonSunday."RagingFire"alsowonforBestEditingaswellasBestActionChoreography. Thefilmthattookhomethemostawardsforthenightwas"Anita,"abiographicaldramafilmaboutMui. "Anita,"whichwasthehighest-grossingHongKongfilmin2021,baggedatotaloffiveawardsforBestCostumeandDesign,BestVisualEffectsaswellasBestSoundDesign. ThefilmtoppedtheboxofficeinHongKonguponrelease,eventuallygrossing$18.5millionintotalboxofficesales.IttoppedtheHongKongboxofficeupondebut,grossingsome61millionHongKongdollars($7.8million)inaboutsevenweeks. "Anita"alsoearnedmorethan10millionyuan($1.48million)onitsopeningdayattheChineseboxoffice. LouiseWong,whoplayedMuiinthefilm,wonBestNewPerformer. "Honestly,itwasn'taday(or)overnightthatIcouldplaytheroleAnita,"saidWong."I'mgratefulfortheteam'ssupportandencouragement." "TheyhelpedmegraduallyunderstandAnitaandtherole,"shesaid."I'mverygratefulthatIcouldexperienceherlife." MalaysianactorFishLiew,whoplayedMui'ssisterAnnMui,wonBestSupportingActress. AnotherbigwinneratSunday'sawardswascrimethrillerfilm"Limbo"whichisbasedonthenovel“WisdomTooth”byChineseauthorLeiMi.Thefilmfollowstwopolicemenintheireffortstohuntdownaserialkiller. ThefilmwonBestScreenplay,BestArtDirectionandBestCinematography. CyaLiu,whoplayedadrugaddictwhobecomesatargetfortheserialkiller,wonBestActressforherportrayaloftherole. "I'mgratefulforthechancetoperforminthismovieandfordirectorSoiCheang'strustandrecognition,"saidLiu. "Withhisencouragement,Icouldcompletelyengageinplayingtheroleandact.Todayisthefirsttimeinmylife...thatIfeeltherecognitionasanactress." Meanwhile,85-year-oldPatrickTsetookhometheawardforbestactorforhisperformanceinthefilm"Time,"whichcentersonthecity'sneglectedelderlypopulation.Hewasgivenastandingovationwhilereceivinghisaward. ComedianandactorMichaelHuiwasalsopresentedaLifetimeAchievementAwardforhiscontributionstothecomedygenreinHongKong'sfilmindustry. MoreAsiaNews UStoHoldTradeTalkswithTaiwaninNewShowofSupport MyanmarJuntaCriticizesASEANAfterBeingBarredFromitsMeetings China,USSparOverClimateonTwitter USBoostingDomesticSolarIndustry,ReducingRelianceonChina TwoMoreBalticCountriesQuitChina-LedForumAmidUkraineWar TheDayinPhotos August17,2022 Recommended Newseries 52Documentary Backtotop XS SM MD LG