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Tony Leung Ka-fai ("The Lover", "Dragon Inn") stars in this mesmerizing drama co-directed by Tsui Hark ("Once Upon A Time In China" series). Leung is Ching, a TV executive for a show about Whiz kids. He discovers a young genius known as "The Chess King" who has extrasensory powers. Ching decides to have the child compete against a conceited chess champion on a live broadcast. As the date of the televised match approaches, Ching remembers another "Chess King" during the tumultuous days of the Cultural Revolution.