A family man attempts to undo the deadly contract he made with a stranger during an evening of drunken depression.
Acting
Kent Cheng's trembling everyman vs Simon Yam's ice-cold predator energy.
Direction
Billy Tang's claustrophobic framing traps you in Cheung's nightmare.
Director
Billy Tang
Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Cheung
Simon Yam
Ching Fung
Esther Kwan Wing-Ho
Fanny
Danny Lee Sau-Yin
Inspector Man
Melvin Wong
'Panther' Ho Man Tong
Terrence Fok Shui-Wah
Wah
Charlie Ng Kai-Ming
Middle Man in bar
Lily Lee Lai-Lai
Cheung's wife
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Gang Leader
Wan Seung-Lam
Gang member
Dave Lam Ching
Gang member
Ho Chi-Moon
Lam Foo-Wai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The notorious fire stunt reportedly went wrong during filming, leaving a stuntman with serious burns—Tang kept the chaotic take.
Part of the 'Category III' boom, this exemplifies how 90s HK cinema weaponized economic anxiety into visceral thriller material.
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