Two assistants, Lee Xiang and Kat, start new jobs at the financial firm Jones & Sunn. Lee Xiang is an earnest young man who naively enters the world of high finance with noble intentions. Kat on the other hand has a secret.
Direction
Johnnie To's only musical — and he commits fully
Production
Giant glass office set that feels like a capitalist aquarium
Acting
Chow Yun-Fat playing against type as a nervous boss
Director
Johnnie To
Sylvia Chang
Winnie Chang
Chow Yun-Fat
Ho Chung Ping
Eason Chan Yik-Shun
David Wang
Tang Wei
Sophie
Wang Ziyi
Lee Xiang
Lang Yueting
Kat Ho
Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen
Cheng Ben
Timmy Hung Tin-Ming
Howard Ye
Tien Hsin
Tang Kar-Ling
Lo Hoi-Pang
Lobby Security Guard
Mickey Chu Kin-Kwan
Kevin Shen
Mimi Kung
Ho Chung Ping's Wife
Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai
John Sun
Xu Xin
Jones & Sunn Staff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The glass office was built on a soundstage in Guangzhou — every wall moves to accommodate camera choreography.
Released in 2015 but set during 2008, the film was China's attempt to process the global financial crisis through the lens of Hong Kong's hyper-capitalist office culture.
CN
HK
