Battle of Memories hits Chinese theatres today

Battle of Memories, a sci-fi crime thriller, is hitting Chinese cinemas starting from today (April 28th).

The story is set in 2025, after a memory-manipulation operation has been popularized across the world.

A still from Battle of Memories shows a confrontation between veteran actors Huang Bo and Duan Yihong. The sci-fi crime thriller is hitting theatres Friday, April 28, 2017.[Photo: China Plus]

The Battle of Memories sees a reunion between veteran actor Huang Bo and director Leste Chen, following their collaboration in the film 101st Marriage Proposal in 2013.

The film cast also stars Duan Yihong, and 42-year old actress Xu Jinglei who returns to the big screen after an absence of several years.

Xu Jinglei attends a press conference ahead of the premiere of the movie Battle of Memories on Friday, April 28, 2017.[Photo: China Plus]

A still from Battle of Memories shows a confrontation between veteran actors Huang Bo and Duan Yihong. The sci-fi crime thriller is hitting theatres Friday, April 28, 2017.[Photo: China Plus]

The 20-million-dollar movie tells the story of a famous novelist who tries to recover from a painful divorce by having parts of his memories wiped.

The novelist finds himself loaded with the memories of a serial killer when he tries to recover the ones he lost.

The cast members from the new sci-fi thriller Battle of Memories walk the red carpet during the Beijing International Film Festival. The movie is opening in theatres across the Chinese mainland on Friday, April 28, 2017.[Photo: China Plus]

In 2014, Leste Chen directed mystery-thriller The Great Hypnotist, which earned 274 million yuan at the Chinese box office. The total was a record-breaking amount for a domestic thriller at the time.

The cast of Battle of Memories promotes their movie on the closing day of Beijing International Film Festival on April 23, 2017.[Photo: China Plus]