87 minutes of women drowning in neon and nobody bothered to save them.
The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China.
Production
Grimy neon-noir Hong Kong that reeks of desperation.
Acting
Rosamund Kwan elevates trash into genuine heartbreak.
Director
Liu Chia-chang
Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Fu Wai Fan
Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam
Shirley
Chen Chen
Sun Ch'iu-chu
Ronald Chin Han
Mr. Tsun
Ivy Ling Po
Mr. Tsun's Sister
Ko Chun-Hsiung
Ah To
Chen Kuan-Tai
Paul
Sibelle Hu Hui-Chung
Wong Heung
James Yi Lui
Ya-ch'uan
Gua Ah-leh
Kuei Ya-mei
Guan Shan
Hotel Manager
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
Mrs Lisa Tsun
Henry Yu Yang
Lawyer
Jenny Tseng
Concert Singer
Chin Han
Casino Debt Collector
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Liu Chia-chang was primarily a pop songwriter; this was his angry vanity project about society's underbelly.
Released during Hong Kong's anxiety about mainland immigration, it weaponized real women's suffering for shock value.
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