Acting
Liao Fan's barely contained rage is mesmerizing.
Cinematography
Beijing's underbelly shot like a humid fever dream.
Direction
Liu Fendou's debut follows zero comfort zones.
Director
Liu Fendou
Liao Fan
Wang Yao
Monica Mok Siu-Kei
Li Chuan
Simon Yam
Cop
Lam Suet
Stick
Hai Yitian
Zheng Zhong
Benz Hui Siu-Hung
Mr Luo
Bryan Leung Kar-Yan
Third Brother
Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
Third Brother's Assistant
Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui
Yao's Blackmailed Victim
Lo Chung-Him
Li Chuan's Brother
Nina Paw Hei-Ching
Li Chuan's Mom
Lui Siu-Ming
Stick's Gangster
Ku Feng
Waiter
Zhao Huinan
The Receptionist
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Monica Mok was a former MTV China VJ with zero acting experience; Liu Fendou cast her specifically for that raw unpolished quality.
Part of China's 'urban generation' cinema tracking displaced youth in booming cities, rarely seen outside festival circuits due to its bleakness.
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