Hong Kong On Screen: screening DANGEROUS ENCOUNTER: 1ST KIND

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Hong Kong on Screen Film Festival has selected Director Tsui Hark's 1980 film DANGEROUS ENCOUNTER: 1ST KIND as the opening film for the festival. The film is a 2K restoration version and will be playing on the big screen in Los Angeles, California at the Eastwood Performing Arts Center on Aug 24 starting at 7:30 pm local time (Pacific Time).

The Hong Kong censor immediately banned the first version of the film for its violent content and forced a restructuring of the film. In the original version, the teenagers make bombs and leave them in public places, a reference to the 1967 rebellion in Hong Kong. In the revised version, the teenagers are merely introduced as hit-and-run drivers. The original ends with a montage of photographs of the mayhem of 1967. The censored version of the film has a runtime of 95 minutes, while the uncut version has a runtime of 100 minutes, though both versions contain unique material (approx. 17 minutes in the original cut, and approx. 13 minutes in the theatrical cut). The publicity generated by the initial banning of the film generated interest in the film, ensuring large audiences for the censored version that was released in Hong Kong theaters.

Cast:
- Lieh Lo as Tan
- Lin Chen-Chi as Wan-Chu
- Albert Au as Paul
- Lung Tin Sang as Lung
- Che Biu Law as Ko
- Ray Lui as Inspector Lui
- Bruce Baron as Bruce
- Chu Shing-Choi as Paul's Mother
- Lee Chun-Wa as Former Mr. Hong Kong
- Richard Da Silva as Uncle Hark
- Nigel Falgate as Nigel
- Fung Yun-Chuen as Paul's Father
- Deannie Yip as Police Officer
- Nick Wai Kei Lam as Money Launderer
- Leong Po-Chih as Head of Interpol Unit
- John Sham as Interpol Officer
- Stephen Shin as Interpol Officer
- David Wu as Tour Guide
- Ronny Yu as Interpol Officer
- Yuen Wai-Hung as Michel
- Director Tsui Hark as Interpol Officer (uncredited)

The long-unavailable, once-banned New Wave classic by Director Tsui Hark is a wild and violent yet humorous ride through 80s Hong Kong. This is an extremely rare opportunity to see this film in theatres!

本屆電影節的開幕電影將為《第一類型危險》全新2K修復的西岸首映！這部出自徐克導演的新浪潮經典曾經被禁一時，現在更加幾乎失傳，是一趟八十年代香港瘋狂、暴力但好玩之旅。這將會是一場千載難逢的放映！門票現正於我們官方網站發售：

Ticket information and more on the festival is available on Hong Kong On Screen's website here: The 2nd Hong Kong On Screen Film Festival

Ticket and program information available here: Program Schedule

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