IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

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      Ringo Lam

      Ringo Lam

      Still: Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
      Ringo LAM (1955-2018, Hong Kong) started as an actor in action films before the director's chair attracted him. He moved to Canada to study film at York University, Toronto. Lam directed many films throughout his career, working frequently with famous action stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chow Yun-fat. He is notable for his crime thrillers that share a bleak view of Hong Kong society. His film City on Fire (1987) was the inspiration for the plot and several scenes in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). Lang always believed that real action and stunts and the feeling of genuine danger – as opposed to the CGI technology of Hollywood – were always the strength of Hong Kong films. In 2015, three years before his death, Lam received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the New York Asian Film Festival.

      Filmography

      Yam yeung choh/Esprit d’Amour (1983), Jun zi hao qiu/The Other Side of Gentlemen (1984), Oi san yat ho/Cupid One (1985), Zui jia pai dang 4: Qian li jiu chai po/Aces Go Places IV (1986), Lung foo fung wan/City on Fire (1987), Gam yuk fung wan/Prison on Fire (1987), Hok hau fung wan/School on Fire (1988), Ban wo chuang tian/Wild Search (1989), Sheng zhan feng yun/Undeclared War (1990), Yi chu ji fa/Touch and Go (1991), Gam yuk fung wan II: To fan/Prison on Fire II (1991), Xia dao Gao Fei/Full Contact (1992), Seong lung wui/Twin Dragons (1992, co-dir), Huo shao hong lian si/Burning Paradise (1994), Da mao xian jia/The Adventurers (1995), Maximum Risk (1996), Go do gaai bei/Full Alert (1997), Gik dou jung faan/The Suspect (1998), Muk lau hung gwong/The Victim (1999), Replicant (2001), Kei fung dik sau/Looking for Mister Perfect (2003), In Hell (2003), Tit sam gok/Triangle (2007), Mai sing/Wild City (2015), Chung tin foh/Sky on Fire (2016), Baat Bou Bun/Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020, omnibus film)

      More info: Wikipedia, Ringo Lam

      Ringo Lam op IFFR