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Chinese Sports Film ‘Wild Punch’ to be Launched at Cannes Market by Fortissimo (EXCLUSIVE)
Fortissimo Films is adding to its Cannes Market slate with the launch of Chinese sports film 'Wild Punch'.
Co-directed by well-established director Yu Lik-wai and Wang Jing (“The Best Is Yet to Come”), “Wild Punch is a sports and action drama about a top mixed martial arts athlete who has passed the peak of his career and faces competition from his young and gifted trainee. Yu has directed four feature films, including Cannes competition title “Love Will Tear Us Apart” and Venice title “Plastic City.” He is also well-established as a cinematographer who has worked on films including “Still Life,” “A Touch of Sin,” and “Mountains May Depart” by Jia Zhangke, Lou Ye’s “Love and Bruises” and Ann Hui’s “A Simple Life.” That is in addition to previously announced titles by veteran directors, Feng Xiaogang’s “If You Are the One 3” and Xu Haofeng’s “100 Yards,” which played last year at the Shanghai and Toronto festivals and at Rotterdam in early 2024.
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