A forgotten 1981 Hong Kong drama about class, survival, and the price of upward mobility.
Hong Kong movie
Acting
Roy Chiao brings gravitas to every scene he enters.
Director
Chan Yau-Man
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roy Chiao later appeared in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, making this a fascinating early-career performance.
1981 Hong Kong cinema was dominated by kung fu; social realist dramas like this were commercial risks that rarely survive today.
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