Coweb

Coweb
Coweb
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Xiong Xin Xin
Written by	Chan Wing-Sun
Produced by	Eddie Chan ; Joe Ma
Starring	Jiang Luxia ; Sam Lee ; Eddie Cheung
Cinematography	Chan Chor-Keung
Edited by	Li Kar Wing
Production; companies	Beijing Channel Pictures Company ; Joy Charm Entertainment ; Singing Horse Productions
Distributed by	Kind Legend Investment Ltd. ; Hong Kong Film Development Fund
Release date	1 May 2009 (China);
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Cantonese; Mandarin

Coweb (simplified Chinese: 战·无双; traditional Chinese: 戰·無雙) is a 2009 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Xiong Xin Xin. It is Xiong Xin Xin's debut as a director in this film starring newcomer Jiang Lui Xia, Sam Lee, and Eddie Cheung.

Plot

A martial arts Instructor is recruited as a bodyguard for an extremely powerful couple. On her first day of duty, her employers are kidnapped. As she searches for the couple, she is led into the deadly world of underground fighting by cryptic messages from the kidnappers, who put her in the ring. There, her martial arts skills are tested, and she gets a few steps closer to freeing her clients. The next opponent that enters the ring will have her facing the ultimate challenge - with hopes of getting out of the ring alive.

Cast

Jiang Luxia
Sam Lee
Eddie Cheung
Kane Kosugi
Mike Möller
Edison Chen (Guest role)^[1]
Tseng Pei-Yu
Power Chan
Wanja Götz
Eskindir Tesfay
Courtney Wu
Xiong Xin Xin (Brief Appearance, Club Manager)

Production

The film wasn't easy to put together for Xiong Xin Xin. His film was turned down by several studios^[2] while some approved of the script, none of them wants to risk it with a newcomer Jiang Lui Xia as female lead. With support from producer Joe Ma and Eddie Chan, Xiong Xin Xin formed his own studio with limited budget and resources,^[3] finished filming Coweb.

International Release

On 11 June 2013, Coweb was released on Region 1 DVD by Lionsgate under the title Ninja Masters. Despite the name change there are no ninja featured in the movie. The Lionsgate release also includes a making of special feature that includes interviews with cast and crew as well as a behind the scenes look at some of the fights.

References

^ 5 minute appearance by Edison Chen as a sex maniac pal of Sam Lee (in Chinese)
^ "Coweb: Jiang Lu Xia Stars in Xiong Xin Xin's First Film as a Director". Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Entangling Xiong Xin Xin in Coweb This May". Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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[1] 5 minute appearance by Edison Chen as a sex maniac pal of Sam Lee (in Chinese)

[2] "Coweb: Jiang Lu Xia Stars in Xiong Xin Xin's First Film as a Director". Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] "Entangling Xiong Xin Xin in Coweb This May". Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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