The 2025 New Zealand Asia Pacific Film Festival opening evening starts with MEBA ballet dances, three short speeches, the festival opening by officials, film award giving, followed by a feature film ‘The Shadow’s Edge’, starring Jackie Chan, Tony Leung, and Zixing Zhang.

A great opportunity to meet film celebrities from China, Korea, and Japan!

The Shadow's Edge (2025)

A crew of criminal prodigies disappears with billions, evading capture by outsmarting the formidable “Sky Eye” surveillance system. Desperate and outmaneuvered, the Macau police enlist the help of a legend—Wong Tak-Chung (Jackie Chan), a retired tracking expert. He mentors rookie officer He Qiuguo (Zhang Zifeng) and rebuilds an elite surveillance unit. Their mission: to track down the elusive “Wolf King,” Fu Longsheng (Leung Ka Fai Tony), the mastermind behind the heist. As the police close in, the thieves spring a trap of their own. Brains clash, loyalties are tested, and the ultimate cat-and-mouse game is about to begin…