Topic summary

Trivisa

Trivisa
Directed byFrank Hui
Jevons Au
Vicky WongScreenplay byLoong Man-hong
Thomas Ng
Mak Tin-shuProduced byJohnnie To
Yau Nai-hoiStarringGordon Lam
Richie Jen
Jordan ChanCinematographyZhang Ying
Ray Cheung
Rex ChanEdited byAllen Leung
David RichardsonMusic byNigel Chan
Production
companies
Distributed byMedia Asia Distributions
Release dates
  • 12 February 2016 (2016-02-12) (BIFF)
  • 7 April 2016 (2016-04-07) (Hong Kong)
Running time
96 minutesCountryHong KongLanguageCantoneseBudgetHK$5 millionBox officeHK$9.2 million

Trivisa is a 2016 Hong Kong actioncrime thriller film produced by Johnnie To and Yau Nai-hoi, featuring the directorial debuts of newcomers Frank Hui, Jevons Au and Vicky Wong. The film is a fictionalized story about three real-life notorious Hong Kong mobsters, , Yip Kai Foon and Cheung Tze-keung, who are portrayed in the film by Gordon Lam, Richie Jen and Jordan Chan respectively. The film had its world premiere at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival's Forum section. The film also opened the 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival on 21 March 2016 and was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 7 April 2016.

In Buddhist teaching, Trivisa is the Sanskrit term for the three poisons (or the three unwholesome roots)—greed, anger and delusion—that give rise to suffering.