The underworld journey of an illegal immigrant: In the 1980s, Chen Jiahao, a young man from rural Guangdong, illegally enters Hong Kong. Fighting his way up from a street thug, he becomes a gang boss who can call the shots. After witnessing more than his share of bloodshed, he eventually retires from the underworld, taking part in an ultimate struggle over human nature, desire, and redemption amid the tides of history.
