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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

15 May 1988

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Sylvia Chang

Sylvia Chang

Lily

Danny Dun

Danny Dun

Chen

Jodi Long

Jodi Long

Mui

Speedy Choo

Speedy Choo

Man Kee

Han Tan

Han Tan

Grandpa

Soon-Tek Oh

Soon-Tek Oh

Red Cudgel

William Chow

William Chow

White Paper Fan

King Shih-Chieh

King Shih-Chieh

Night Brother

David K.S. Tse

David K.S. Tse

Fok

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Mr. Constantinides

Philip Tan

Philip Tan

Jackie Fung

Eddie Yeoh

Eddie Yeoh

Iron Plank

Fung Lam

Fung Lam

Mrs Law

Chua Kah Joo

Chua Kah Joo

Lo

Nigel Fan

Nigel Fan

Red Cudgel Fighter

Ron Flanagan

Ron Flanagan

Removal Man

Mark Monero

Mark Monero

Removal Man

David Forman

David Forman

14K Member

Tom Wu

Tom Wu

14K Member

Lex van Delden

Lex van Delden

Belgian Lorry Driver

Mary Ten-Pow

Mary Ten-Pow

Ah Jik

Kim Teoh

Kim Teoh

Waiter in Restaurant

Robert Burbage

Robert Burbage

Man in Restaurant

Lucy Hancock

Lucy Hancock

Girl in Restaurant

Ozzie Yue

Ozzie Yue

Businessman

Craig Fairbrass

Craig Fairbrass

Lorry Driver

Leesa Williams

Leesa Williams

12 Year Old Girl

Gary Gordon

Gary Gordon

West Indian Boy

Sarah James

Sarah James

West Indian Boy's Sister

Ng Man Biu

Ng Man Biu

Tang

Ho Kam

Ho Kam

Go Between

May Lan Tan

May Lan Tan

Bridesmaid

Chindy Lau

Chindy Lau

Bridesmaid

Bowie Lam

Bowie Lam

Best Man

Man Sau

Man Sau

Chen's Mother

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