Downstream and Downstream is an action film directed by Tsui Hark, co written by Xu An and Tsui Hark, and starring Nicholas Tse, Wu Bai, Xu Ziqi, Lu Qiaoyin and others. It premiered in Italy on September 5, 2000.The film tells the story of Ah Jie and Ah Zheng, two men who were confused about life, met by accident. They had to face their own past and fight bravely for their own life and beliefs.>>>
The film tells the story of Ah Jie and Ah Zheng, two men who were confused about life, met by accident. They had to face their own past and fight bravely for their own lives and beliefs[8]。
Chinese name
Downstream countercurrent
Foreign name
Time And Tide
Other translations
Seunlau ngaklau
Type
Plot, action, thriller, crime
Production company
Columbia Film Group
Production area
Hong Kong, China
Director
Tsui Hark
Scriptwriter
Xu An、Tsui Hark
film producer
Shi Nansheng, Xu Ke
Starring
Nicholas Tse、Lu Qiaoyin、five hundred、Xu Ziqi、Huang Qiusheng
Length
113 minutes(Uncut version)
Release time
September 5, 2000(Italy)
Dialogue language
Cantonese and Mandarin
Color
colour
Synopsis
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Two men who were confused about life met by accident.One is Ah Jie, a young man who is restless, unwilling to compromise with the society, and pursues an extraordinary life（Nicholas TseDecoration), A Zheng, a killer who is disillusioned with life and tries to escape his dark past（five hundredDecoration)。Ah Jie is an old boy wandering the Jianghu. He meets the undercover policewoman Zu by chance（Xu ZiqiDecoration)In order to raise money to raise the children in Zudu, Ajie follows Uncle Ji（Huang QiushengDecoration)Join the ranks of bodyguards.After many years of mercenary service in Brazil, A Zheng returned to Hong Kong and married Hui, the daughter of Hong Kong's most powerful underworld leader（Lu QiaoyinDecoration)。Ah Jie and Ah Zheng rescued each other in many incidents, not only becoming friends, but also becoming the best partner.At last, the biggest challenge they faced was not only how to survive in the underworld, but also how to face their own past and fight bravely for their own lives and beliefs[8]。
At the age of 21, he is an old man wandering in the Jianghu. He dreams of running to the paradise in South America to create a career.By chance, I met Zu, an undercover policewoman, and they immediately hit it off. Zu was pregnant, but Jay didn't think he would become a father so soon. In order to make quick money to solve the immediate "human life" problem, he resolutely joined the ranks of bodyguards and sold his life to make money.
35 years old, an overseas mercenary of Chinese origin, was forced to retire and return to Hong Kong.After returning from Brazil for two years, Ah Zheng met Hui, and they got married. Their first child will soon be born, but there is a great hidden worry about the love life, because Hui's father is the eldest brother of Hong Kong's largest gang.
The daughter of Hong Ye, the leader of the gang, whose father refused to let her have contact with Ah Zheng, she still married this man and had children.A Zheng's colleague from the old South American army came to Hong Kong to kill Lord Hong. Zheng sent her back to him for her safety, believing that it was the only safe place.Hui gave birth when she was in danger. Ah Jie delivered the baby for her. The two fled with their children.
A policewoman, because she was confused and had a relationship with Jay, finally became pregnant with his child.Jie decides to work hard to solve the money problem, but Zu refuses to accept his money and insists on breaking up.Later, his hatred for him became helpless.
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Music soundtrack
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The soundtrack of the movie "Down the Current and Down the Current"<br>
Acoustic data
Original track
remarks
Album cover
Title: Original soundtrack of downstream and upstream movie
Artist: Wu Bai&China Blue
Genre: POP is popular
Language: Mandarin
Issued on: September 28, 2000
Record Company: Rolling Stone Record Type: Studio Album[6]
1、Cockcroch City Drive
Soundtrack edition
2. Locker key
Mix
3. Storm Country
Soundtrack edition
4. Good type
Mix
5. Decisive moment
Mix
6. What was your original name
Mix
7. Killer Li Ge
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8. My name
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9. My name
Soundtrack edition
10. Another drink
dialogue
Behind the Scenes
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When the script of the film was first written, the main characters originally belonged to Yang Caini and Wu Qilong[3]。
Xu Ziqi's role as an undercover policewoman is quite complicated. She is a homosexual and later became pregnant with Ah Jie.It was thought that she would swap roles with Lu Qiaoyin, but this arrangement is more interesting. Xu Ziqi, who had to be 17 years old to shoot this film, tried many things that can be done by adults in the play, such as being a bad wife, having children from unmarried, etc. This very effective role is very challenging for her.
The film was originally conceived for the fourth episode of True Hero, but the released version has been changed eleven or two times.
For Nicholas Tse, it is difficult to play the role of father rather than the role of the bodyguard who plays the old boy. Because there is no similar experience in reality, we need to watch TV to figure out the role[3]。
Because there will no longer be a role as close to his own as in Down the River and Down the Current, Wu Bai pushed off the invitation to perform in more than 30 films after acting in this film.[4]
5. Columbia TriStar Films de Espa ñ a S.A. (Spain)
6. Anle Film Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong, China)
7. Egmont Entertainment (Finland)
8. LK-TEL (Argentina)
9. Sony Movie Entertainment (USA)
film show
Country
date
Country
date
Hong Kong, China
October 19, 2000
Italy
September 5, 2000
Canada
September 8, 2000
Malaysia
October 19, 2000
Singapore
October 19, 2000
Taiwan, China
October 21, 2000
the republic of korea
November 18, 2000
U.S.A
May 4, 2001
U.S.A
May 11, 2001
Belgium
May 30, 2001
Spain
June 1, 2001
Japan
June 2, 2001
Argentina
July 17, 2001
Australia
July 29, 2001
Australia
September 20, 2001
France
December 12, 2001
Finland
2001
Sweden
October 30, 2005
Hungary
May 20, 2011
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Film evaluation
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Downstream and Downstream is probably such a product with clear advantages and disadvantages, but for this stylized gunfight film, everyone has both praise and criticism.If you only watch the first ten minutes, the audience will think that it is Wong Kar wai's film.At first, the lines were parodies of the work of God in the Bible to create the world. Because of the need, there was light, water, people, and the story of literature and art. The story was a series of stories triggered by the bartender Nicholas Tse drinking to meet girls.This film is very rare. Except Nicholas Tse and Huang Qiusheng, the captain of the bodyguard, the other main actors Wu Bai, Gong Shunliang and Lu Qiaoyin are all in the music circle.Although they often guest star in some Hong Kong films, it is rare for such heavy scenes.The joining of these actors brings a strange and fresh temperament to the film.The sense of "playing with tickets" of these characters also makes the shooting theme of the film less popular in Hong Kong films, and together with Nicholas Tse, they form a feeling of leaping fashion in the city.In 2000, the mainstream gunfight game was CS, and the concept of battle team was similar to that of the 21st century.The film brings this sense of play into full play.When all the action movies around the world are explosive scenes, the movie shows what it means to use terrain and walk to turn the wheel against the wind in a one to many way.It seems simple, but it is a rare and thoughtful action design for gunfight[7]。(surging news review)
