

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.
Director
Mike Newell
Writers
Ian McEwan
Release Date
May 15, 1988
Runtime
1h 50m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
3
First Film Company
British Screen Productions
