Hidden Man

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Hidden Man
File:Hidden Man film poster.jpg
Directed by Jiang Wen
Produced by Zhou Yun
Written by Jiang Wen
He Jiping
Li Fei
Sun Yue
Based on Xia Yin by Zhang Beihai
Starring Eddie Peng
Liao Fan
Jiang Wen
Zhou Yun
Xu Qing
Music by Nicolas Errèra
Cinematography Xie Zhengyu
Edited by Zhang Qi
Cao Weijie
Jiang Wen
Production
company
Wuxi Zizai Film and Television Company Limited
Distributed by Wuxi Zizai Film and Television Company Limited
Release dates
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  • 13 July 2018 (2018-07-13) (China)
Running time
137 minutes
Country China
Language Mandarin
Box office $85,170,581[1]

Hidden Man (Chinese: 邪不压正) is a 2018 Chinese action comedy film co-written and directed by Jiang Wen and starring Eddie Peng, Liao Fan, Jiang Wen, Zhou Yun, and Xu Qing.[2][3][4][5] The film is an adaptation of Zhang Beihai's wuxia novel Xia Yin. The film was released on July 13, 2018, in China. It was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[6][7]

Cast

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Production

Wuxi Zizai Film and Television Company Limited bought the film rights to the wuxia novel Xia Yin (Chinese: 侠隐) written by Zhang Beihai.

The film became the third in a series, with two prequels, Let the Bullets Fly (2010) and Gone with the Bullets (2014).[8]

Filming locations included Xi'an, Beijing, and Yunnan.[9][10][11]

American actor Kevin Spacey was supposed to appear in a scene, but this was cut after Spacey's sexual assault allegations came to light.[12]

Release

On May 15, 2018, the producers announced that the film was scheduled for release on July 13, 2018. The film premiered in Beijing on July 10 with wide-release in China on July 13. The film earned $17.9 million on opening day, totaling $46.5 million after three days.[13]

Awards and nominations

Award Category Recipients Result
55th Golden Horse Awards Best Director Jiang Wen Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Xu Qing Nominated
Best Visual Effects Wang Shaoshuai and Yang Yuejuan Nominated
Best Art Direction Liu Qing Nominated
Best Makeup & Costume Design Dong Zhongmin, Uma Wang and Zhang Shuping Nominated
Best Action Choreography He Jun, Kenji Tanigaki and Yan Hua Won
38th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan Hidden Man Nominated
13th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Xu Qing Nominated
Best Costume Design Dong Zhongmin, Uma Wang and Zhang Shuping Nominated
Best Visual Effects Wang Shaoshuai and Yang Yuejuan Nominated
Best Production Design Liu Qing Nominated

See also

References

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