An unjust case of an international supermodel suspected of abusing her daughter has become a wrestling field among the legal profession, the rich and famous!
How do lawyers who defend the dignity of the law achieve justice under many difficulties?
The movie "The Bad Tongue Lawyer" will be released in theaters across the country tomorrow.
The film is directed by Wu Weilun, starring Huang Zihua, Yang Siyong, Wang Danni, Tse Kwan-ho, etc. It was released in Hong Kong on January 21 and has repeatedly broken box office records. It has become the first Hong Kong film with a box office of over 100 million.
Director Wu Weilun
It is also a "poisonous tongue"
Wu Weilun used to be the screenwriter of "Guild Wars", "Informant" and "Witness" and other films. "The Bad Tongue Lawyer" is his first directorial work.
He chose such a suspenseful legal theme because he has always had a soft spot for court scenes.
The protagonist of the film, lawyer Lin Liangshui, is a collection of many interesting characters.
He is very eloquent, and he is "cheap", and he is always making complaints when he speaks, so he is known as the "vicious tongue lawyer".
Wu Weilun said frankly, "I am also a very vicious person. Lin Liangshui has ups and downs in the story. He needs a shortcoming until he encounters a big setback and stands up again, so he will be vicious." The case in the film There is a real prototype, but Wu Weilun processed it and put the parties involved in the case in a big family in Hong Kong to make the story more dramatic.
Wu Weilun took different production departments to the courtrooms of different courts many times to see what the judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and suspects were like in real cases, and what the court police, security guards, and people sitting behind were like in real cases. reaction.
After writing a few court scenes, he also sent it to his lawyer friend and asked her to correct it sentence by sentence.
"We will explain to her where the drama is, and she will say where the authenticity is." Wu Weilun said with a smile, it took more than a year to write the script alone.
When looking for actors after writing the script, Wu Weilun thought of many people, and when he thought of Huang Zihua, he felt that it fit well.
Huang Zihua said that when he read the script for the first time, he was attracted by the role of Lin Liangshui.
"Lin Liangshui was a judge at first, and then became a lawyer. I feel that in Hong Kong's legal works, there are many lawyers, but none of the protagonists started as a judge. I think this character is very real. He is smart and capable. Qiang, at first he felt that he did not get the money and social status he deserved, so he felt aggrieved. At first he was lost, but later he came to his senses and decided to stand up again, to save the wronged person, and also to redeem himself.”
starring Huang Zihua
After middle age ushered in a big explosion
At the end of the film, Lin Liangshui is impassioned and full of justice in the court debate, which is the most colorful passage in the film.
Wu Weilun recalled that this scene was filmed for about three days, and he was in a hurry every day.
Because the court can't turn on too many lights, at four or five o'clock in the afternoon every day, I can't shoot without sunlight.
Luckily, he has a very good cast, and although there is a lot of difficult dialogue, they rarely make mistakes, which saves a lot of time.
Lin Liangshui had the most lines in this scene, and it took a lot of work for the actors to memorize the lines.
"Because it is not a very life-like line, but a more complex content with strong logic and different debate strategies in it. It must be clear and express your inner feelings. But I am very happy, not Every play has this kind of opportunity to play.” In addition to being familiar with memorization, Huang Zihua also needs to do psychological construction for himself: “Every day I tell myself, you can write it down, don’t be too nervous. Because the director often said that the sun It’s about to go down the mountain, if you NG, the sun will go away. So you have to feel that there is no problem, you can handle it.”
Huang Zihua, who has always had high expectations for movies, finally ushered in an explosion after middle age: In 2022, "I Still Think You Are the Best" received an enthusiastic response, and "The Bad Tongue Lawyer" is also predicted to become a dark horse again.
He said frankly that "I Still Think You Are the Best" has a strong Hong Kong flavor. At the beginning, I was not sure whether the mainland audience would accept it, but I didn't expect everyone to rate it very well. This may be because the film has a sense of warmth that everyone needs.
However, "The Poisonous Lawyer" uses some classic dramatic techniques, the case is very legendary, and the characters' experience is very tortuous.
"It doesn't seem to be popular anymore, I don't know if everyone will accept it." Huang Zihua said with a smile, he was very lucky to connect two such good dramas.
"Actors are very passive. I don't know if there will be such a good play tomorrow. If there is such a role, I hope to continue to act."
Beijing Evening News reporter Yuan Yuner