Sparkle Roll @ Cannes 2017

JACKIE CHAN:

DOWN TO EARTH

Directed by Sun Lin

Post Production / 2017 / China / English, Mandarin / Documentary



FEATURING: Jackie Chan, James Cameron, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brett Ratner, Lionel Richie, Stanley Tong, Owen Wilson, Chris Tucker, Ang Lee and more.



SYNOPSIS: This illuminating documentary traces five decades of martial-arts legend Jackie Chan’s signature brand of action comedies highlighting their style, characteristics, evolution and historical significance. Told in four chapters, the film dissects Chan’s unique eye for physical comedy, his complex action choreography, the ever-changing style of his films and the major impact those films have had on the history of world cinema. Things are never as easy as they look, and this is an intimate side of Jackie that you have never seen.

A BETTER TOMORROW 4

Directed by Ding Sheng

Post Production / 2017 / China / Mandarin / Police Drama



CAST: Wang Kai (Railroad Tigers), Ray Ma (Ice Fantasy), Talu Wang (Our Times)



SYNOPSIS: Director John Woo changed the face of action cinema in 1986 with A Better Tomorrow. Director Ding Sheng resurrects the spirit of that timeless, iconic classic with a brand-new chapter of the heroic bloodshed saga.



Two brothers – Kai and Chao – are on opposite sides of the law. Kai heads up a smuggling operation, while his younger brother, Chao, is an up-and-coming star in the police department’s narcotics division. Chao has looked up to his older brother all his life, but after a botched drug deal leads to the death of their father, Chao swears off all contact with Kai.

CANNES OFFICE: 

3rd floor, 81 Rue Félix Faure

(next to Cinema Les Arcades)

DATES: MAY 17 - 25

To set up a meeting in Cannes please contact our sales team: 



ANDREE SHAM, Director, International Sales

andree.sham@sparklerollmedia.com



WILL LIN, Director, International Sales

will.lin@sparklerollmedia.com

ABOUT SPARKLE ROLL MEDIA

Founded in 2014 and based in Beijing, Sparkle Roll Media is one of China’s leading film and TV companies. Its parent company, Sparkle Roll Group, boasts more than a decade of managing the brand of legendary actor Jackie Chan. The Company also owns the SR Jackie Chan Cinema chain in China. Providing everything from film financing to distribution and marketing, Sparkle Roll Media has also now launched a Hong Kong-based sales arm that will handle a diverse range of projects, including high-quality action films and high-profile Chinese language films by acclaimed filmmakers.