A World without Thieves, the latest film by famous Chinese director Feng Xiaogang, is ready to be put together after 65 days of shooting.

It has an all-star cast, including Andy Lau, Rene Liu and Ge You. All the cast and production staff attended the "shooting over" celebration feast, along with many other big names in the entertainment world, such as Zhou Xun and Sun Nan.

Costing 40 million yuan, or 4.8 million dollars, the film is based on a novel of the same name, telling the story of the King of Thieves and suggesting that no one really wants to be bad, but is forced to be so.

The movie is expected to appear in cinemas in time for next year's traditional Spring Festival.

(CRI June 23, 2004)