The Chinese crime thriller "The Man behind the Courtyard House" by director Fei Xing held a premiere on Thursday, March 17, 2011 in preparation of the film's theatrical release on March 25.

Dubbed a Chinese version of David Fincher's "Se7en" from 1995, the film tracks protagonist Chen Zhihui who succumbs to trauma and frustration when he is released after spending 20 years in prison and becomes a serial killer.

The film stars Simon Yam, Chen Sicheng, Huang Shengyi, Zhang Jingchu, Yu Shaoqun, Hao Lei and Wei Zi. The cast members of the film kept their lips tightly sealed about the plot during the premiere ceremony.

Director Fei Xing, a fan of crime flicks, said he wanted to explore the psychological world of people who commit crimes. He described "The Man behind the Courtyard House" as a movie in which a casual choice leads to an unexpected outcome like the butterfly effect.

"The Man behind the Courtyard House" is the first film of a psychological crime trilogy. With 2,000 prints hitting cinemas nationwide on March 25, the film has met the distribution requirements for a commercial release.

The film's producer has announced the second project in the trilogy will start filming in late May.

中文背景：

被譽為“國內首部犯罪劇情大片”的電影《守望者：罪惡迷途》同好萊塢經典電影《七宗罪》有著許多共同之處。同樣是講述犯罪心理，同樣是七個人：任達華，陳思成，張靜初，黃圣依，郝蕾，余少群，巍子，每個人分別代表了性格經歷不同的七種人群，有著截然不同的人生軌跡和故事。

該片以描述重刑釋放犯的心理變化為主，影片對演員的要求很高，各位主演更是不惜為影片“自毀形象”。其中，任達華顛覆以往形象，出演一個剛剛走出牢房的“閉塞男”，思想觀念仍停留在入獄前，多年的牢獄生活使其完全和時代脫節(jié)，甚至不知手機為何物。但正是這樣閉塞的一個人擔當了整部影片的核心人物，從一只溫順的“羊”到最后變成一頭兇狠的“狼”，整個過程產生的心理變化令人震撼……