Hong Kong Legends Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung Face Off in Martial Arts Hit Source: The Associates press release Special Thanks to Farhana Shaikh
Winner of the Best Action Choreography Award at the 2006 Hong Kong Film Awards and hailed by Variety as “a must see” for martial arts and action movie fans, the action-thriller KILL ZONE (aka SPL: Sha Po Lang, 2005) comes to Blu-ray and DVD (as a two-disc Ultimate Edition) in March packed with special features that include behind the scenes featurettes, plus exclusive interviews with the stars and filmmakers. Directed by Wilson Yip and featuring the work of many of the creative talents who helped him in bringing IP MAN, FLASHPOINT and DRAGON TIGER GATE to the screen, KILL ZONE stars Donnie Yen (IP MAN; AN EMPRESS AND THE WARRIORS), Simon Yam (IP MAN; TRIANGLE), Sammo Hung (THREE KINGDOMS; KUNG FU HUSTLE; THE MEDALLION) and Jacky Wu (INVISIBLE TARGET; FATAL CONTACT) and combines hard-hitting martial arts action with gritty police thriller conventions. Finally apprehended by veteran detective Chan Kwok Chung (Yam) after years of ruling the Hong Kong underworld, brutal gangster Wong Po (Hung) manages to escape justice by arranging the execution of the prosecuting attorney and the witnesses who could have sealed his fate and kept him behind bars. As Po walks free, the soon-to-retire Chan is diagnosed with terminal cancer and, with nothing left to lose, persuades his team of detectives to bring down their nemesis no matter what the cost. However, their plans to operate outside the law are uncovered by Chan’s future replacement, Ma Kwun (Yen), a cop with a fearsome reputation who suddenly finds himself at odds with both the criminals he is trying to catch and the men he needs to trust. But Ma’s ethics are brought into question when Po hires a deadly assassin (Wu) to kill Chan’s men with ruthless efficiency and he is forced to join forces with his predecessor in order to wage bloody war on Po and his henchmen. Climaxing in a long-awaited, extended screen showdown between martial arts legends Sammo Hung and Donnie Yen and featuring a breathtaking mano-a-mano face-off between Yen and Jacky Wu, KILL ZONE is an electrifying and suspenseful thriller guaranteed to keep action fans on the edge of their seats from start to finish. KILL ZONE (cert. 18) will be released on DVD (£17.99) and Blu-ray (£24.99) by Cine Asia on 8th March 2010.
KILL ZONE Label: Cine Asia Release date: 8th March 2010 Release type: Region 2 DVD (PAL), Blu-ray Certificate: 18 Pricing: £17.99 (DVD), £24.99 (Blu-ray) Genre: Hong Kong cinema, Action, Thriller Director: Wilson Yip Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Sammo Hung, Jacky Wu Special Features include: audio commentary by Hong Kong Cinema expert Bey Logan promotional gallery ‘Kill Zone: The Making Of’ documentary Behind The Scenes – Anatomy of a Scene ‘Alleycats’ (with optional Bey Logan commentary) ‘Challenge of the Masters’ (with optional Bey Logan commentary) Interview Gallery (Sammo Hung, Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Wilson Yip, Jacky Wu) Dolby Digital Cantonese and English 5.1 audio options (DVD) DTS HD MA Cantonese 5.1 and DTS HD MA English 5.1 audio options (Blu-ray) optional English subtitles