Inspector Chan is determined to crack a drug syndicate. He gets the goods on family man and drug addict/dealer Tam, and convinces him to become an informer. However, Tam betrays Chan and lets him down more than once. Chan persists with Tam, despite strong pressure from his skeptical superiors.
Acting
Sek Kin's weary eyes carry decades of disappointment.
Direction
Yung wrings tension from empty rooms and waiting.
Writing
The script refuses easy redemption for anyone.
Director
Peter Yung Wai-Chuen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sek Kin spent his career as Hong Kong cinema's most iconic villain; this rare heroic lead came at age 62.
Released during HK's 1979 anti-corruption reforms, the film's skeptical portrayal of police hierarchy was quietly radical.
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