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Hong Kong Director Johnnie To Debuts "Surprise" Film in Rome
Hong Kong cult film director Johnnie To, known for hits such as "Election" and "Life Without Principle", is presenting his new movie "Drug War" at the International Rome Film Festival this year. The action thriller was originally announced as "Surprise Movie 2" at the Rome Film Festival. The artistic director of the festival, Marco Mueller, first started announcing "surprise" films in 2006. The official names of the films are released late in order to sidestep issues with censorship in the directors #39; home countries. "Drug War" is Johnnie To #39;s first film shot entirely in mainland China. The movie follows a group of detectives attempting to bring down a major cocaine ring. The police captain makes a deal with an arrested drug lord to waive the death penalty in exchange for his help. [Johnnie To, Director]: "The idea actually came from the fact that not many countries in the world give death sentence to drug traffickers and other criminals, whereas in China you can be sentenced to death even if you traffic a very small amount, it #39;s still a crime punishable by death which is something I found fascinating." The film was shot in Tianjin, a northern Chinese port city, which said he chose because of the cold, snowy, winter landscape, and also because of the harbor, which was useful for the movie #39;s drug trafficking theme. To said the experience of filming in China was rewarding, but he hoped the situation in the mainland would improve in the future. [Johnnie To, Director]: "The ...From:NTDTVViews:42 2ratingsTime:02:26More inEntertainment

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