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Glamour on the red carpet as Hong Kong director proves himself The Grandmaster of film

Wong Kar-wai's kung fu epic scoops half the trophies at last night's Asian Film Awards

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Zhang Ziyi, Wong Kar-wai and three of The Grandmaster's seven awards. Photo: Nora Tam
Zhang Ziyi, Wong Kar-wai and three of The Grandmaster's seven awards. Photo: Nora Tam
Wong Kar-wai's kung fu epic scooped half of the 14 trophies at the Asian Film Awards in Macau last night, including best film, best director and best actress for mainland star Zhang Ziyi.
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Collecting her prize, Zhang told how one of the film's stuntmen and choreographer Ju Kun, 35, was on board the lost MH370 flight. "We have a friend from our team who we have to say farewell to for good … We must find out the truth for all the families."

Watch: China's Zhang Ziyi makes a plea for "the truth" about flight MH370

In the best film category, The Grandmaster, a poetic tale of the life of wing chun master Ip Man, beat Ilo Ilo - best film at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards - and Stray Dogs - the Venice Film Festival jury prize winner.

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(From left to right) Sandra Ng and her husband, director Peter Chan, Carina Lau and Jessica C. Photos: Reuters, AP
(From left to right) Sandra Ng and her husband, director Peter Chan, Carina Lau and Jessica C. Photos: Reuters, AP
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