''To the Fore'' () is a 2015 Hong Kong-Chinese

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filmed in

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, and starring

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and

Wang Luodan Wang Luodan () is a Chinese actress and singer. She rose to fame because with the TV series ''Struggle'' (2007). She became increasingly popular after starring in ''My Youthfulness'' (2009) and ''A Story of Lala's Promotion'' (2010). Wang has als ...

. The film was released on 6 August 2015 in Hong Kong and Singapore, and 7 August 2015 in Taiwan, China and the United States. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the

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at the

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but it was neither shortlisted nor nominated.

Plot

The story is about Jiu Ming (Eddie Peng) and Qiu Tian (Shawn Dou), who have recently joined a Taiwan Category III cycling team called Radiant. They compete in domestic and international

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road races. After some time, the team has to break up because it doesn't have sufficient money to continue operations. The members disperse to different teams.

Cast

* Carlos Chan *

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Reception

''To the Fore'' was nominated and won the awards of Outstanding Film at 2016 annual China Huabiao Film Awards, one of the three main film awards in mainland China. It was also nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2016; and for Best Editing at the

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in 2017. Reviewer Maggie Lee of ''

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'' wrote that "Pakie Chan's lensing captures peloton formations and breakneck sprints from dynamic angles, while the aerial photography by Tsai Chia-ling highlights Taiwan’s lush, mountainous landscapes."

Awards and nominations

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