Hidden Man (Chinese: 邪不压正) is a 2018 Chinese action comedy film co-written and directed by Jiang Wen and starring Eddie Peng, Liao Fan, Jiang Wen, Zhou Yun, and Xu Qing.[1][2][3][4] The film is an adaptation of Zhang Beihai's wuxia novel Xia Yin. The film was released on July 13, 2018, in China. It was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[5][6]
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Hidden Man | |
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Traditional | 邪不壓正 |
Simplified | 邪不压正 |
Directed by | Jiang Wen |
Written by | Jiang Wen He Jiping Li Fei Sun Yue |
Based on | Xia Yin by Zhang Beihai |
Produced by | Zhou Yun |
Starring | Eddie Peng Liao Fan Jiang Wen Zhou Yun Xu Qing |
Cinematography | Xie Zhengyu |
Edited by | Zhang Qi Cao Weijie Jiang Wen |
Music by | Nicolas Errèra |
Production companies | Wuxi Zizai Film and Television Company Limited |
Distributed by | Wuxi Zizai Film and Television Company Limited |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Wuxi Zizai Film and Television Company Limited bought the film rights to the wuxia novel Xia Yin (Chinese: 侠隐) written by Zhang Beihai.
The film became the third in a series, with two prequels, Let the Bullets Fly (2010) and Gone with the Bullets (2014).[7]
Filming locations included Xi'an, Beijing, and Yunnan.[8][9][10]
American actor Kevin Spacey was supposed to appear in a scene, but this was cut after Spacey's sexual assault allegations came to light.[11]
On May 15, 2018, the producers announced that the film was scheduled for release on July 13, 2018. The film premiered in Beijing on July 10 with wide-release in China on July 13. The film earned $17.9 million on opening day, totaling $46.5 million after three days.[12]
Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
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55th Golden Horse Awards | Best Director | Jiang Wen | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress | Xu Qing | Nominated | |
Best Visual Effects | Wang Shaoshuai and Yang Yuejuan | Nominated | |
Best Art Direction | Liu Qing | Nominated | |
Best Makeup & Costume Design | Dong Zhongmin, Uma Wang and Zhang Shuping | Nominated | |
Best Action Choreography | He Jun, Kenji Tanigaki and Yan Hua | Won | |
38th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan | Hidden Man | Nominated |
13th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Xu Qing | Nominated |
Best Costume Design | Dong Zhongmin, Uma Wang and Zhang Shuping | Nominated | |
Best Visual Effects | Wang Shaoshuai and Yang Yuejuan | Nominated | |
Best Production Design | Liu Qing | Nominated |
Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film | |
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