The directorial debut of Ho Cheuk-tin,
The Sparring Partner is based on a trial that shocked Hong
Kong in 2013. The grisly case involved a young man (Mak Pui Tung)
who enlisted the help of a friend to murder and cook his parents.
The Sparring Partner is in UK cinemas from November 18th
with previews in London and Southampton on November 5th and 6th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
The Sparring Partner is a tense and compelling true-story based on the shocking 2013 trial of a young man who brutally murdered, dismembered and cooked his parents with the help of a friend. Pleading not guilty in a trial which dominated headlines, this riveting drama explores the events which unfolded as legal teams clashed and nine jurors grappled with the truth, trying to understand this tragic event which took the media by storm.
