Trivisa
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| Traditional Chinese | 樹大招風 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 树大招风 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Frank Hui Jevons Au Vicky Wong | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Loong Man-hong Thomas Ng Mak Tin-shu | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Johnnie To Yau Nai-hoi | ||||||||||
| Starring | Gordon Lam Richie Jen Jordan Chan | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Zhang Ying Ray Cheung Rex Chan | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Allen Leung David Richardson | ||||||||||
| Music by | Nigel Chan | ||||||||||
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| Distributed by | Media Asia Distributions | ||||||||||
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Running time | 96 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| Budget | HK$5 million | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$9.2 million | ||||||||||
Trivisa is a 2016 Hong Kong action crime 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, Kwai Ping-hung, 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.