Hong Kong Picks ‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ For International Oscar Entry

Hong Kong has selected box office hit Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In as its best international feature film entry for the Oscars.

The film’s selection was announced by the Federation of Motion Picture Producers of Hong Kong.

Directed by Soi Cheang, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In has grossed close to $100M at the global box office. The film played out-of-competition as a midnight screening at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

Based on Andy Seto’s Chinese comic “City of Darkness”, the film is set in the 1980s and follows Chan Lok-kwun (played by Raymond Lam), an illegal migrant attempting to pay his way to a fake ID. After having to flee triad boss Mr. Big (played by Sammo Hung), Chan takes refuge in Kowloon City.

The film also stars Louis Koo, Ritchie Jen, Terrance Lau, Kenny Wong and Philip Ng.

Cheang has also directed action films Limbo, The Monkey King, Mad Fate, Dog Bite Dog and Accident. This is the first time that one of his films has been selected as Hong Kong’s Oscar submission.

Hong Kong last received a nomination at the Oscars in 2020 with school drama Better Days, directed by Derek Tsang.