Plastic City (2009) Anthony Wong | Jo Odagiri in Brazil Thriller
4637DVD
director: Nelson Yu Lik-Wai
starring: Anthony Wong · Jo Odagiri · Jeff Chen · Milhem Cortaz · Huang Yi
Ruthless
Chinese outlaw Ruda and his adopted son rule the pirated-goods racket
in a Brazilian metropolis Liberdade. These two gangsters control the city
from rival gangs to street hawkers, corrupt politicians to exotic dancers.
A rift between politicians and the Mafia now threatens Ruda's power. He
finds himself on the brink of loosing total control and decides to abandons
his lifestyle and return to his roots, taking refuge in the jungle. When
his son tries to find Ruda, he discovers an even more bizarre horrifying
world.
Director Nelson
Yu Lik-wai [born in Hong Kong (1966)]
studied cinema at Institut National Supérieur des Arts du
Spectacle Film School in Belgium. Back home after graduation, he soon
became an important figure in the Hong Kong | China movie industry, initially
as a cinematographer (for movies like the exceptional horror opus DREAM
HOME) and, later, a director. His feature films between 1995-2005
were mostly documentaries dealing with dark counter-utopia themes (i.e.,
Neon Goddesses). In 2008, Nelson went to Brazil to start
research for a new documentary dealing with the Mafia and its links to
drugs, counterfeiting and prostitution. He became so enraptured that he
decided to make a 'fictional' crime movie, shot totally in South America.
It became this film.
The two stars,
Anthony Wong and Jo Odagiri, were flown in from Asia. Much has been written
elsewhere on this website about Anthony Wong. He has always been a favorite
of genre fans since his breakout movie UNTOLD
STORY. His co-star here is a mega popular Japanese actor, Joe
Odagiri, who started his career as a superhero in the TV series Kamen
Rider Kuuga (2000/2002). However,
he quickly distanced himself from his youthful audience with the controversial
PLATONIC
SEX followed by Sion Sono's INTO
A DREAM. Over the years, Jo has flirted with a variety of roles,
but he is probably best known for SHINOBI
and Maggie Q's WARRIOR
AND THE WOLF.
A
Hong Kong/Brazilian film; original widescreen format (16:9), uncut (118
minutes) in DVD encoded for ALL REGIONS NTSC, playable on any American
DVD machine; in Chinese or Portuguese language with optional English
or Chinese subtitles. Extras include the original theatrical trailer.
Graphic Violence/Adult Material/Nudity/
Rape/Sexual Brutality:
For Mature Audiences
