For an undercover drug trafficker, the fine line between right and wrong is tested beyond its limits when PROTÉGÉ debuts on DVD February 24th on the Dragon Dynasty label from Genius Products and The Weinstein Company.

With a cast of Asian cinema superstars including Andy Lau (House of Flying Daggers), Daniel Wu (Legend of the Black Scorpion), Louis Koo (Flash Point) and Jingchu Zhang (Seven Swords), PROTÉGÉ earned Lau a 2007 Hong Kong Award for Best Supporting Actor and received nine Hong Kong Award nominations^*, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Zhang) and Best Supporting Actor (Koo).  Based on true stories of undercover agents on the police force, PROTÉGÉ follows their story among the clandestine drug world, as they struggle to balance both justice and crime.  Packed with extensive all-new bonus features (see details below), the PROTÉGÉ DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of US$19.97.

Synopsis

Protégé is the saga of a young cop infiltrating the deepest levels of a secret drug ring.  He survives seven years of violent, nail-biting close calls, as he works his way from dealer to heir apparent.  Every step consolidates his power and reveals another piece of his boss’s operations, bringing him closer to destroying a brutal heroin empire…or inheriting it.

Special Features

Audio Commentary

The Making Of Protégé

Undercover & Over The Edge: An Exclusive interview With Leading Man Daniel Wu

Chasing The Dragon: An Exclusive interview With Leading Lady Zhang Jing-chu

The Dealer: An Exclusive Interview With Producer Peter Chan

Original Theatrical Trailer

Basics

Price:                            $19.97  

Street Date:                   February 24, 2009

Catalog Number:           81703

Rating:                          NR

Run Time:                     108 minutes

Languages:                   English Dolby 5.1 and Cantonese Dolby 5.1

Subtitles:                      English, Spanish and English SDH

TO WIN A COPY (THERE ARE 2 DVDS UP FOR GRABS), SIMPLY EMAIL US YOUR NAME AND JADE SCREEN SUBSCRIBER NUMBER TO: OFFICE@JADE-SCREEN.COM (PLEASE MAKE THE SUBJECT HEADING “PROTÉGÉ COMPETITION”). COMPETITION CLOSING DATE IS MARCH 9^TH 2009. THE TWO LUCKY WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL. GOOD LUCK!