We are delighted to announce this long-awaited, award-winning film – an orgy of betrayal – with an all-female cast starring Kara WAI, WU Ke-Xi, and Vicky CHEN, which garnered Best Feature Film, Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actress and the People’s Choice Award at the Golden Horse Awards, will be coming to the UK CINEWORLD cinemas from 4th September 2020.
Attractive matriarch Madame Tang (Kara Wai) uses culture as a cover as she takes advantage of her late husband’s connections in politics to whitewash shady business deals for the benefit of herself, and her two daughters Ning (Ke-Xi Wu) and Chen (Vicky Chen). Mrs. Tang, who ostensibly runs an antique dealership and dabbles in calligraphy, colludes and mediates between crooked politicians and dubious private businessmen, and frequently entertains them and their elegant wives chatting about art and fashion, while secretly making sure bribes are secured and deals are done.
When a land development project in which Madame Tang has encouraged people to invest goes wrong, the local councilor who approved the plans is murdered along with his entire family. The horror shocks the group creating rifts between partners, and Madame Tang’s daughter Chen, the best friend of the councilor’s daughter, holds a secret crucial to the development of the case. The three Tang women, shrouded in lies and deceit, fight with all their strength and wits; turning against each other to protect what they value the most. But, none of them foresee the shocking outcome…
“The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful” successfully held its preview screening at Leicester Square in London on March 10 before lockdown. Many professionals were present before the movie began TMP delivered a short intro, stating they were happy to take this somewhat crazy and suspense-filled thriller to the audiences in the UK. It was agreed the film has stunning cinematography, a compelling storyline and impeccable acting performances. The film was very well received by critics who came to the screening, it was described it as:
‘A truly great film, beautiful cinematography and mesmerising performances from the 3 female leads’
‘Very powerful female film.’
‘The best foreign language film I have seen in a long time.’
Many traditional Chinese props appear in the film, such as Kung Fu tea sets, the Guanyin (bodhisattva) image, musical instruments and costumes. This bought up interest in the Chinese culture after the film was over, as British audiences found the elements very intriguing.
