Russia: Director John Woo presents 'The Crossing 2' in Moscow

Hong Kong based film director John Woo presented the sequel to his 2014 movie 'The Crossing' in Moscow's Fitil Club, Wednesday. Following the screening, Woo joined the audience in the public gallery of the cinema were he addressed his fans. While speaking to journalists, Woo said he included many of his personal impressions and feelings in the movie, which he said makes it different from Hollywood films. 'The Crossing' is a two-part epic drama which centres around the 1949 sinking of the 'Taiping' steamer and the Chinese Communist Revolution. The first part of the film was released in China in December 2014, and quickly became known as the 'Chinese Titanic' amongst critics. It is the third movie Woo has directed since returning to Hong Kong in 2008 following a 15 year stint working in Hollywood in the USA.