Hong Kong fest gets going

MUMBAI: The 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival kicked of yesterday with the premieres of two films viz Don‘t Go Breaking My Heart and Quattro Hong Kong 2.

While the first film is a love-triangle story starring Hong Kong actors Louis Koo and Daniel Wu and mainland actress Gao Yuanyuan. “Quattro Hong Kong 2” consists of four short films, shot by four award-winning Asian directors from Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

The film festival will run for 17 days from Mar 20 to Apr 5, screening 335 titles from 56 countries, including 59 international or Asian premieres.