Ahead of its US theatrical release, Well Go USA Entertainment unveiled the official trailer for the Chinese period-piece martial arts film ‘100 Yards’. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival and its North American premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. It also screened at the 35th Palm Springs International Film Festival and the 28th Fantasia Film Festival.
‘100 Yards’ stars Jacky Heung (The Warlords), Beahayden Kuo (The Starry Night, the Starry Sea), Andy On (Blackhat), Tang Shiyi and Li Yuan (Go Away Mr. Tumor)
Release Date
Directed by Xu Haofeng and Xu Junfeng, ‘100 Yards’ opens in select US theaters and on VOD on November 8, 2024.
Synopsis
In volatile 1920s Tianjin, a mere decade after China’s last imperial dynasty was overthrown, a clandestine martial arts circle arose to deter crime and maintain peace between rival martial arts schools. But after a renowned master dies and names his apprentice – rather than his son – as his successor, he unwittingly kicks off a fierce power struggle that will bring the entire city to the brink of chaos.
Reviews
Sean Gilman in an In Review Online review praised the film, writing, “100 Yards strikes the perfect balance between choreography and plot, intrigue and satire, and it’s one of the best Chinese-language films of the year”
Panos Kotzathanasis in an Asian Movie Pulse review gave the film a score of 7.5, writing, “‘100 Yards’ is a great movie, a successful experiment of what Wong Kar-wai and Hou Hsia-Hsen wanted to do with their wuxia, but this time, the action is at least as significant as style, in a balance that is bound to appeal to all martial arts lovers.”
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for ‘100 Yards.’