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Overview
Just married Hong Kong couple Chen & Lily emigrate to England, soon to become parents to a little baby boy and generally struggle through life. Chen works long days in a restaurant, while Lily does the housekeeping, daydreaming of setting up their own business, much to Chen's chagrin. When Chen lets his colleague Fok seduce him down a path of mounting gambling debts, he is recruited as a drug courier for a shadowy Chinese triad. Suddenly he realizes that getting their own enterprise could be their only means of escape.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
1988-05-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
5.3
Sylvia Chang
Lily
Danny Dun
Chen
Jodi Long
Mui
Speedy Choo
Man Kee
Han Tan
Grandpa
Soon-Tek Oh
Red Cudgel
William Chow
White Paper Fan
King Shih-Chieh
Night Brother
David K.S. Tse
Fok
Jim Carter
Mr. Constantinides
Philip Tan
Jackie Fung
Eddie Yeoh
Iron Plank
Fung Lam
Mrs Law
Chua Kah Joo
Lo
Nigel Fan
Red Cudgel Fighter
Ron Flanagan
Removal Man
Mark Monero
Removal Man
David Forman
14K Member
Tom Wu
14K Member
Lex van Delden
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Mary Ten-Pow
Ah Jik
Kim Teoh
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Robert Burbage
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Lucy Hancock
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Ozzie Yue
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Craig Fairbrass
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Leesa Williams
12 Year Old Girl
Gary Gordon
West Indian Boy
Sarah James
West Indian Boy's Sister
Ng Man Biu
Tang
Ho Kam
Go Between
May Lan Tan
Bridesmaid
Chindy Lau
Bridesmaid
Bowie Lam
Best Man
Man Sau
Chen's Mother
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