A special agent has for 8 years been deep undercover in Asia's lucrative organized crime trade as he plays protégé to one of the key players, Banker. Now, Nick has but he has started to feel loyalty to his new environment and to the money.
Acting
Andy Lau's weary kingpin radiates dangerous warmth
Direction
Derek Yee makes drug labs feel like broken homes
Writing
The slow collapse of Nick's moral compass is devastating
Director
Derek Yee
Andy Lau
Lin Quin
Daniel Wu
Nick
Louis Koo
Fan's Husband
Zhang Jingchu
Fan
Anita Yuen Wing-Yee
Quin's Wife
Nirut Sirijanya
General Chachai
He Meitian
Sister of Quin's Wife
Liu Kai-Chi
Head of Customs Officers
Qi Yuwu
Singapore Customs Officer Arresting Fan
Zhang Xiang
Drug Factory Helper
Derek Yee
Miu Chi Wah
Tang Tak-Cheung
Quin's Drug Chef
Yuen Bo
Cal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Hong Kong's 10-year handover anniversary, the film mirrors anxieties about identity and shifting loyalties in a changing territory.
Daniel Wu spent weeks in actual rehab centers preparing; his physical deterioration through the film mirrors real opioid withdrawal research.
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