Screen cycles

Can a bicycling film break through China's traditional indifference to sports films? Hong Kong director Dante Lam tells Wang Kaihao why he believes so.

Known worldwide as the Kingdom of Bicycles, China has been unnaturally reluctant to showcase cycling on its silver screen - until now.

To the Fore, which premieres on Thursday, promotes the sport's strong roots in Chinese people's everyday lives and its increasing popularity among outdoors enthusiasts.