The Drummer (2007 film)

The Drummer
Film poster
Traditional	戰‧鼓
Simplified	战‧鼓
Mandarin	Zhán. gǔ
Cantonese	Zin3. gu2
Directed by	Kenneth Bi
Produced by	Rosa Li Peggy Chiao Thanassis Karathanos
Written by	Kenneth Bi
Starring	Jaycee Chan Tony Leung Ka-fai Angelica Lee Roy Cheung Josie Ho Yumiko Cheng
Music by	Andre Matthias
Cinematography	Sam Koa
Edited by	Kenneth Bi Isabel Meier
Production company	Emperor Motion Pictures Arc Light Films Kenbiroli FilmsTwenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion GmbH
Distributed by	Emperor Motion Pictures
Release dates	October 11, 2007 (Hong Kong) October 12, 2007 (Taiwan)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	Hong Kong Taiwan
Language	Cantonese Mandarin

The Drummer is a 2007 Hong Kong-Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Kenneth Bi and starring Jaycee Chan, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Angelica Lee. It is Kenneth Bi's second film as a director.

The film was released in Hong Kong on October 11, 2007. It features the Chinese Zen drumming group, U-Theatre. The movie is available in the United States on DVD from filmmovement.com.

Cast and roles

• Jaycee Chan as Sid
• Tony Leung Ka-fai as Kwan
• Angelica Lee as Hong Dou
• Roy Cheung as Ah Chiu
• Josie Ho as Sina
• Kenneth Tsang as Stephen Ma
• Yumiko Cheng as Carmen
• Liu Ruo-yu as Lan Jie
• Huang Chih-chun as Sifu (Master)
• Eugenia Yuan as Kwan's wife
• Ken Lo as Long
• Glen Chin as Uncle Tak

Awards and nominations

• 27th Hong Kong Film Awards
  • Nominated: Best Original Film Score (Andre Matthias)
  • Nominated: Best Sound Design (Tu Duu-chih and Kuo Li-chi)
• 44th Golden Horse Awards
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (Tony Leung Ka-fai)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year
• 2007 Sundance Film Festival
  • Nominated: Grand Jury Prize (Kenneth Bi)
• Wine Country Film Festival
  • Won: Best Feature Film
  • Won: Best Actor (Jaycee Chan)

External links

• The Drummer at the Internet Movie Database