Filmasia brings action cinema from Hong Kong and the region to Prague

The 15th edition of Filmasia will run at Prague’s Lucerna and Ponrepo cinemas from December 5 to 8. The focus this year is on action films.

The program will start on December 5 at Lucerna with The Bodyguard (Můj strážný senior). Sammo Hung stars as an aging man who tries to protect a young girl during a gang conflict. He also directed and choreographed the film. In supporting roles you can see many notables of Hong Kong cinema such as actors Andy Lau and Eddie Peng, and director Tsui Hark.

Three more films are in the Godfathers section. From 1991, Once Upon a Time in China (Tenkrát v Číně),by director Tsui Hark starring Jet li, was groundbreaking for its time, helping to launch the genre of elaborate period martial arts films.

SPL II: A Time for Consequences (Zóna smrti: Čas odplaty), from 2015, is a complex police action film. Project A (Projekt A), from 1983, is directed by and stars Jackie Chan, and also features Sammo Hung. The comedic action film is set in the 19th century.

There are three films in the Disciples section. The Indonesian comedy 212: Warrior (212: Bláznivý Wiro) takes viewers back to the 16th century. It is an adaptation of a popular Indonesian book series. The action scenes were choreographed by Yayan Ruhian, who appeared in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.

Director Le Van Kiet’s Furie (Furie) takes Hong Kong style to Vietnam for a revenge story, with a mother going after kidnappers. Taiwan offers Tzu-Hsuan Hung’s The Scoundrels (Parchanti), with an ex-basketball player trying to prove his innocence in a bank robbery.

For more information visit the festival’s website or Facebook page.