Celluloid Dreams The Directors Label

   

Until the leadership of its current chairman, Lok, the Triad has become Hong Kong’s most feared criminal organization. A faction inside the Wo Sing voices its discontent with Lok’s ruthless leadership, led by Jimmy, an educated gangster who wants to go clean after having built a successful, legitimate business and now a favourite in the upcoming chairman election. His Triad affiliation and business know-how also make him the perfect middleman to bring Wo Sing and the central government into peaceful co-existence. The Chinese authority offers Jimmy access to the mainland’s business market should he choose to lead Wo Sing for the next two years. The irony is not lost on Jimmy: in order to buy his way out of the Triad, he has to first become its leader. As Jimmy unwillingly embarks on a violent campaign trail, he discovers that his future, as well as the future of Wo Sing, are at the disposal of a greater power…