Tong catches Chiu attempting to rape his wife May (Amy Yip). They scuffle and Tong shoots Chiu dead with Chiu's gun. They flee but Tong is killed in a shootout with police. May begs an officer to take her child, since if he is repatriated he'll have a horrible life. So, the infant son ends up in Hong Kong separated from his mother. Six years pass and May is a hotel maid then gets forced into prostitution. She longs to see her son, who is now a young boy, maybe to fully reunite with him.
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Wow! Such a good movie.
Excellent but underrated film
This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.