Wrongfully jailed, endlessly persecuted — watch a good man become exactly what they made him.
A young man who is thrown into jail simply because he displeases a police inspector. But even when he's eventually released, the police continue to persecute him until he feels he has no choice but to become a real criminal.
Direction
Cheng Kang's patient, suffocating buildup of institutional cruelty.
Acting
Tony Liu's devastating transformation from victim to monster.
Practical Effects
Raw 1979 fight choreography, no wirework safety net.
Director
Cheng Kang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Hong Kong's 1970s identity crisis, the film channels real anxieties about colonial police corruption and legal helplessness.
Cheng Kang reportedly demanded 30+ takes of the final fight to capture genuine exhaustion — Liu's collapse in the closing moments is largely real.
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