Shanghai Triad
(1995)
★ 6.8 IMDb · 117 votes
Year: 1995
Runtime: 108 мин
Country: China, France
Director: Чжан Имоу
Cast: Гун Ли, Li Baotian, Сунь Чунь, Ли Сюэ Цзянь, Liu Jiang, Fu Biao, Chen Shu, Wang Xiaoxiao, Jiang Baoying, 倪增兆
Plot
Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.
Uncle Liu brings his cousin to Shanghai to work for 'Boss,' the leader of a powerful drug empire in the 1930's. Shuisheng, a simple country boy is awed and overwhelmed by the opulence and immense wealth he is suddenly surrounded by. He is to be the attendant of Xiao Jingbao, the new mistress of 'Boss.' While he fumbles with the demands of his new role, much intrigue is going on around him, well beyond his bewildered perception. Xiao Jingbao is having a tumultuous affair, Fat Yu is starting a gang war, and 'Boss' is beginning to suspect that one of his trusted men is not loyal.