Triumph in the Skies (Chinese: 衝上雲霄) is a 2015 Hong Kong-Chinese romantic drama film directed by Wilson Yip and Matt Chow and starring Louis Koo, Sammi Cheng, Francis Ng, Julian Cheung, Charmaine Sheh, Amber Kuo, Océane Zhu and Dean Liu. The film is an adaptation of the Triumph in the Skies television series. Production started on 6 August 2014.[2][3] The film was released on February 19, 2015.[4]
| Triumph in the Skies | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Wilson Yip Matt Chow |
| Written by | Matt Chow Jun Sin Xu Lengfeng |
| Produced by | Tommy Leung |
| Starring | Louis Koo Sammi Cheng Francis Ng Julian Cheung Charmaine Sheh Amber Kuo Océane Zhu Dean Liu |
| Cinematography | Jason Kwan |
| Edited by | Azrael Chung |
| Music by | Alan Wong Janet Yung |
Production companies | Media Asia Films Shaw Movie City Hong Kong Shaw Brothers Pictures One Cool Film Production Dongyang Enlight Pictures China Film Media Asia Audio Video Distribution Media Asia Distribution (Beijing) |
| Distributed by | Media Asia Distributions |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Hong Kong China |
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin English |
| Box office | US$24.59 million (China)[1] |
Synopsis
editYoung pilot Branson (Louis Koo) takes over Skylette Airlines, his father's aviation empire, only to realize that his old flame Cassie (Charmaine Sheh) is a flight attendant there. Several years previously, he was forced to break up with her and move to New York to take care of his father's business. To this day, the two continue to harbour feelings for each other but decide to keep them bottled up.
In an effort to rebrand the airline, Branson invites rock idol TM (Sammi Cheng) to star in an upcoming commercial and appoints Sam (Francis Ng) as her flying consultant. Incongruent in both tastes and experience, this odd couple gets off on the wrong foot. However, as the shoot progresses they slowly discover each other's merits, developing a strong mutual attraction.
Jayden (Julian Cheung) having left Skylette, to become a pilot of private jets, meets the young and vivacious Kika (Amber Kuo) during a flight and assumes her to be wayward and shallow. But they turn out to have a lot in common and start falling madly in love. At the height of their romance, Jayden realizes almost too late the secret behind her recalcitrance...
Each of the three relationships comes with its own setbacks. As long as one can accept the imperfection of things, finding happiness—however fleetingly—is a blessing in itself.[5]
Cast
edit- Louis Koo as Branson Cheung (張春亮)
- Sammi Cheng as TM Tam (譚夢)
- Francis Ng as Samuel "Sam" Tong (唐亦琛)
- Julian Cheung as Jayden "Captain Cool" Koo (顧夏陽)
- Charmaine Sheh as Cassie Poon (潘家詩)
- Amber Kuo as Kika Sit (薛健雅)
- Océane Zhu as Winnie
- Dean Liu as Tony
- Kenneth Ma as Roy Ko (高志宏)
- Elena Kong as Heather Fong (方芮嘉)
- Jun Kung as TM's manager
- Ma Jin as Thomas
- Liao Jingsheng as Branson's father
- Yiming Ma as Thomas' friend
Box office
editThe film has earned US$24.59 million in China and HK$21.5 million (US$2.78 million) in Hong Kong.[6][7]
Song list
edit- "歲月如歌" by Eason Chan
- "How Much Will We Remember" by The Pancakes
- "I Hate You But I Love You" by Pollie Tong
- "I Hate You But I Love You" by Janet Yung and Subyub Lee
- "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Sammi Cheng
- "Hold on, Watch on" by Tomii Chan
- "Invoice of Love" by Subyub Lee
- "Reach for a Star" by Janet Yung
- "Slam the Ball" by Shawn Wong
- "Breathless Moment" by Janet Yung
- "Oh Boy" by Subyub Lee
- "最後一個" composed by Alan Wong and Janet Yung
- "She Knocked My Door" composed by Tomii Chan
References
edit- ^ Clifford Coonan (9 March 2015). "China Box Office: 'Big Hero 6' on Top as 'Jupiter Ascending' Opens Strongly". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Triumph in the Skies feature starts production". Film Business Asia. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ ""Triumph in the Skies" Movie Holds Blessing Ceremony". JayneStars. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ ""Triumph in the Skies" Opens February 19". JayneStars. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Movie synopsis from MediaAsia".
- ^ Patrick Frater (2 March 2015). "China Box Office: 'Man From Macau,' 'Wolf Totem' Hit Top in Second Holiday Week". Variety. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Kevin Ma (3 March 2015). "Vegas to Macau II takes post-CNY lead in China". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 6 May 2015.