Lily and Chen move from Hong Kong to London to make their fortune. Enterprising Lily runs her own restaurant but she fails to persuade Chen who prefers the security of a job as a waiter in London's Chinatown. Soho which forms the backdrop of much of the action is Britain's nerve centre for the Chinese Mafia - the Triads. In the back streets and illicit gambling dens the film gives a rare insight to the Machiavellian exchanges between rival Triad gangs. Trying to pay off his father's gambling debts; the innocent Chen accepts money from a Triad member only to find that... he is expected to pay for it by doing a heroin run. Terrified he falls in with Lily's plan to move away and start up a business. However back in Soho a high ranking Triad member is planning to overthrow his leader and Chen's unpaid debt could turn him into a pawn in a horrifying violent power struggle. [show more]
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British drama from director Mike Newell following a Chinese couple who emigrate to England. Five years later, waiter Chen (Danny An-Ning Dun) and his wife, Lily (Sylvia Chang), who has recently given birth to a son, have saved enough money to set up their own business. However, having previously borrowed money from a member of the Chinese Mafia, Chen now finds that he and his family are in danger.
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