In Ringo Lam’s gritty Hong Kong prison drama, a convicted killer (international action film superstar Chow Yun-fat) takes a new inmate (A Better Tomorrow III‘s Tony Leung Ka-fai) under his wing, forming a fraternal bond beyond the bloodshed and violence of life behind bars. As the pair get pushed passed the edge navigating the dangers of brutal gangs and a sadistic warden (Roy Cheung), the pressure cooker of life inside leads to a ferocious finale.
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