DISTANT HORIZON BRINGS “FLASH POINT”
TO NORTH AMERICA

Anant Singh, President of Distant Horizon and Mandarin Film’s Head of Distribution, Virginia Leung announced today the acquisition of the North American rights of the Hong Kong martial arts actioner “FLASH POINT” by Distant Horizon. This acquisition marks a continuation of Distant Horizon’s long tradition of introducing the best of Asian action cinema to North American audiences.

“FLASH POINT,” is the latest collaboration between director Wilson Yip Wai-shun and actor Donnie Yen, after their successes with “SPL” (released in the US as “Kill Zone”) and “Dragon Tiger Gate”. As in these films, “FLASH POINT” is a bone-breaking action movie that features spectacular, dangerous stunts without fancy wire work. Donnie Yen distinguishes himself in “FLASH POINT” by starring in the film, also choreographing the ferocious action played by a cast of superb martial artists in a variety of styles from all over Asia.

In “FLASH POINT,” Yen plays a very physical cop working alongside his undercover colleague Louis Koo (“Legend of Zu”, “Election”, “Protégé”, etc.) as they attempt to take down a ruthless triad gang of brothers in 1997 Hong Kong. The gang brothers are played by Collin Chou (“Matrix Reloaded”, “Fearless”) and Shaolin-Temple trained Xing Yu (“Dragon Tiger Gate”). The undercover cop's girlfriend is played by mainland beauty Fan Bingbing (“Cellphone”, “A Battle of Wits”).

Commenting on the acquisition of “FLASH POINT” for North America, Anant Singh said, "We are thrilled to be taking this gritty, intense martial arts film to US audiences. Richard Jeffery, Distant Horizon’s Asian representative and I first saw footage of “FLASH POINT” at Hong Kong Filmart and we were really impressed and have followed the film since then. Donnie Yen has revitalized the Hong Kong action genre with his dedication to real stunts, as seen in “SPL”. We are also delighted to be working again with producer Nansun Shi, with whom we co-produced “The Legend of Zu” in 1999, and with director Wilson Yip Wai-shun, whose movie “White Dragon” we introduced to the United States."

Mandarin Film’s Virginia Leung said, "Anant is a long-time friend of Nansun and me and we are pleased with his interest and passion for “FLASH POINT”. This deal marks the first collaboration between Distant Horizon and Mandarin Films and it is our great pleasure to work with him and his team."

Flash Point is set for an early August release in Hong Kong, China, and Southeast Asia.

The deal was negotiated by Alan Grodin on behalf of Distant Horizon and Howard Frumes on behalf of Mandarin Films.