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Unlike recent blockbusters with lots of computer-generated effects and
actors hooked on wires flying through the air, director Tsui Hark says his
latest film, "Seven Swords", will bring the heroes back to earth.
"Seven Swords" is based on a 1970s martial arts novel set in the 1600s,
the beginning of the Ching dynasty.
Repressed villagers sought the help of a martial arts master who cast
seven magical swords, each with special powers.
These were later used by seven heroes to defend and protect the
villagers.
But director Tsui Hark wants the audience to see these heroes in a
different light.
"Can one man take on 100 others? Can he have unlimited energy? These
are the realistic elements I've put into Seven Swords," he said.
The film took the entire production to rural Xinjiang and the Gobi
Desert.
The star-studded and multi-Asian cast includes Leon Lai, Charlie Young
and Kim So Yeun.
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures and Eng Wah are the distribution partners
for "Seven Swords", which will hit Singapore screens on August
4.
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Updated: 2005-07-25 13:59
