Samuel Lau

A Better TomorrowA BETTER TOMORROWKOWLOON DISTRICT◆1987◆VICTORIA HARBOURHong Kong in 1987 was a terminally ill patient wearing the glamorous mask of the 'Dragon of Asia'. The fate had already been decided in 1984, and although money overflowed on the surface, it was all for the haughty British and the upper class attached to them. People like us just barely survived in chicken coops like the Kowloon Walled City.The only gods of this city were 'Money' and 'Power'. And the police were in cahoots with the triads, the most loyal priests who served those gods. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) cried out for justice, but their scalpel simply broke in front of the massive tumor of corruption.That's why people were enthusiastic about Chow Yun-fat and Leslie Cheung on the screen. They died in front of the gun, but at least they weren't cowardly.In the end, this is 1987. A financial city pretending to be noble during the day, and a den of all kinds of desires and crimes at night. Neon signs and thick cigarette smoke pouring down on the damp asphalt. Hidden behind those dazzling lights, the rotten corruption and despair, that is the real face of Hong Kong in 1987.A John Woo Film Production