14/03/2024
DVD Release - Battlebox - coming Summer 2024!
Synopsis:
In 1941, Hong Kong is the Eastern Fortress of the British Empire. With the sudden attack by Japanese forces, three intertwined stories unravel against the backdrop of a collapsing city. First, the story of two Chinese sisters, one who works as a courtesan, the other inside British military headquarters known as the Battlebox, become swept up in a botched spy operation. Second, a tight band of Rajput soldiers on the Gin Drinkers Line becomes trapped in a Japanese ambush, requiring an act of bravery to save the others. Third, an unnerving fog-of-war descends upon Major-General Maltby and his top officers as they struggle with the decision to either fight to the death or offer a humiliating surrender of the British Colony.
Starring: Mira Leung, Jai Day, Michael Szuc, Lucia Lam, Alexander Zorn, Inderjeet Singh, Aryaman Jain, Anthony Chan Yui Keung
Supporting Actors: Nick Ford, Stuart Woods, Cyril Ma, Alan Chang, Margaret Lee, Evelyn Wang, Bowie Wing Wai Chan, Carmen Doida, David Li, Clive Miners, Rex Yiu, Kannie Chung, Kathy Wen, Marc Rooney, Covin Cheng, Michelle Ng, Jasmine Lam, Amod Kumar Rai, Benjamin L. O'Neill, Kathy Mak, Paresh Nyati, Callum Chan, Michael Worboys, Charlene Hua, Jenny Chan, Patrick Brousseau, Mark Sung, Catherine Mang, Carlo Go, Jecky Irawan, Neela Gioswami, Neil Ward, Alok Jain, Eugene Hsiang, Taine Elson, Gordon Struthers, Yip Chan Wai, Iwan Wai Fung Mok, Morgan Guth, Timothy Rankin, Lee Jean Chang Jenson, Yuen Man Nok, Anson Snedden D’Costa, Stefan Antonic, Jim Ruel, Preston Yeung
Written & Directed by Craig McCourry
Executive Producers: Kathy Wen, Stuart Woods, Clive Miners, Craig McCourry
Producers: Grace Yan Yan Mak, Gordon Struthers, Teacup Productions, Sandra McCourry-Oldaker
Director of Photography: William Kwok
Camera Operators: Sherman Leung, Craig McCourry, William Wong
Aerial Drone Photography: William Wong, Wesley Yip Chan Wai
Sound Recordists: Eric Low, Wesley Yip Chan Wai
Boom Operators: Benjamin Robinson, Craig Addison
Film set designers & builders: Stuart Woods, Clive Miners, Gordon Struthers
Gaffers: William Wong, Kwan Kwun Leong
Additional dialogue/Historical consultant: Tony Banham
Historical consultant: Bill Lake
Military uniform advisor: Taine Elson
Makeup & Hair: Josephine Vibar
Production assistant: Jasmine Lam
Special Thanks: Michael Tse, Leigh Hardwick
Production companies: Banyan Tree Movies & McCourry Films
