To the Fore

{{Short description|2015 Hong Kong-Chinese film by Dante Lam}}

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{{Use Hong Kong English|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox film

| name = To the Fore

| image = To the Fore 2015 film poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical poster

| director = Dante Lam

| producer =

| writer =

| starring = Eddie Peng
Shawn Dou
Choi Siwon
Wang Luodan

| music = Henry Lai

| cinematography =

| editing =

| studio = Emperor Motion Pictures

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|08|06|Hong Kong}}

| runtime = 125 minutes

| country = Hong Kong
China

| language = Mandarin

| budget =

| gross = US$23.21 million (China domestic gross only){{cite web |url= http://english.entgroup.cn/boxoffice/cn/Default.aspx?week=2015-08-17 |title= Weekly box office > China Week 33 08/17 - 08/23/2015 |accessdate= 2015-08-25 |work= entgroup.cn |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085217/http://english.entgroup.cn/boxoffice/cn/Default.aspx?week=2015-08-17 |archivedate= 2016-03-04 }}

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To the Fore ({{zh|s=破风|t=破風|first=t}}) is a 2015 sports drama film directed by Dante Lam. The film is a Hong Kong-Chinese co-production,{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/to-the-fore-review-dante-lam-1201556014 |title= Film Review: 'To the Fore' |date= 2015-08-06 |accessdate= 2015-08-08 |work= Variety |archive-date= 13 November 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221113142117/https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/to-the-fore-review-dante-lam-1201556014/ |url-status= live }} primarily filmed in Taiwan with additional shootings in China, Korea, Mongolia and Switzerland.{{cite web |url= http://tiffanyyong.com/2015/08/05/to-the-fore-movie-review/ |title= To the Fung Movie Review |access-date= 18 May 2016 |archive-date= 18 September 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160918002702/http://tiffanyyong.com/2015/08/05/to-the-fore-movie-review/ |url-status= live }} by Tiffany Yong It stars Eddie Peng, Shawn Dou, Choi Siwon and Wang Luodan. The film was released on 6 August 2015 in Hong Kong and Singapore, and 7 August 2015 in Taiwan, China and the United States.{{cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4788638/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_dt_dt |title= To the Fore Release Info |accessdate= 2016-05-18 |work= IMDb |archive-date= 20 May 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220520134019/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4788638/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_dt_dt |url-status= live }} The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was neither shortlisted nor nominated.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/hong-kong-selects-to-the-fore-as-oscar-contender-1201598518/ |title=Hong Kong Selects 'To The Fore' as Oscar Contender |last=Frater |first=Patrick |work=Variety |date=21 September 2015 |accessdate=21 September 2015 |archive-date=6 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206104352/https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/hong-kong-selects-to-the-fore-as-oscar-contender-1201598518/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-hong-kong-foreign-language-825648 |title=Oscars: Hong Kong Picks 'To the Fung' for Foreign-Language Category |last=Chu |first=Karen |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=21 September 2015 |accessdate=21 September 2015 |archive-date=21 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921142408/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-hong-kong-foreign-language-825648 |url-status=live }}