A low level gangster in Hong Kong gains new respect after saving a boss's life in a gang fight. Despite his wife's death in this attack, he appears to be moving up in the Triad family until he discovers the other bosses are not looking out for him when he is double crossed and the gangster he previously hospitalized in the gang fight comes back for revenge.
Acting
Andy Lau's wounded pride—nobody suffers prettier.
Direction
Wong Jing actually tries here, shockingly.
Director
Wong Jing
Andy Lau
Wai Cheung-Dee
Gigi Leung Wing-Kei
Sandy Leung
Suki Kwan Sau-Mei
Ruby Kwan
Alex Fong Chung-Sun
Michael
Ben Ng Ngai-Cheung
Crazy Ball
Mark Cheng Ho-Nam
Prince
Sam Lee
Skinny
Joe Ma Tak-Chung
David
Angie Cheung Wai-Yee
Cindy
Frankie Ng Chi-Hung
Gutsy Chuen
Michael Chan Wai-Man
Uncle Hei
Lee Siu-Kay
Uncle Pao
Wong Tin-Lam
Uncle Fatty
Dennis Chan Kwok-San
Judge
Law Shu-Kei
Judge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wong Jing usually cranked out 6-8 films yearly; this was his rare 'prestige' attempt, shot during HK's pre-1997 anxiety.
The 'noble criminal' archepe here reflects real 1990s Triad romanticism in HK cinema—glamorized just before the handover killed the genre's innocence.
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