Wednesday December 20, 2006 Hong Kong Protégé is just like a book Co-directed by Peter Chan & Derek Yu, new year movie, The Protégé, after 3 years of preparation, including contacting the still-active drug peddlers, is going to be a realistic melodrama that will make the audience gasped with disbelief. According to sources, in a world population of 6000 million, there are 200 million drug addicts, indicating there is one in 30. Derek is determine to bring out the truth & the impact the drugs has to the world , let people know the danger, & be on alert with it. Andy & Daniel Wu acted as teacher & disciple, showing to all include the process of how the drug is manufactured, marketed, & ways to get the huge profit. Andy, as the adverse figure, Kun Ge, said, "To me, this is a very special movie, it is just like a book, in it are the views on drug & happenings, through this book, one can revalue the status of drug, see if u will allow such a thing to exist …" He feels that the more realistic it is portrayed, the impact on the audience is deeper. In addition, the movie company will categorize the types of drugs, & display in the cinema. As drug is a sensitive issue in HK movies, it has to go through censor board, too detail segments are not allowed to be displayed openly, as such, the movie co has set up a website www.protegethemovie.com the audience will be able to get know the world of the drugs, only those who are 18 & above are recommended to view. credits: takungpao, asianfanatics.
