Chasing the Dragon

(2017)

★ 7 IMDb · 140 votes

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Year: 2017

Runtime: 128 мин

Country: Hong Kong, China

Director: 王晶, 關智耀

Cast: Донни Йен, Энди Лау, 鄭則仕, 姜皓文, 劉浩龍, 喻亢, Кэнь Тун, 胡然, Сюй Дун Дун, 黃日華

Plot

An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.

The year is 1963, an illegal immigrant named Ho (Donnie Yen) sneaks into British-ruled Hong Kong. Equipped with guts and combat skills, he plunges into the underground world getting into constant conflict with rivals. After many adversaries, the once good-natured man is physically crippled and turns into a monster more atrocious than all the most corrupted cops and ruthless drug dealers. Ho eventually emerges as the most powerful drug lord under the control of Chief Detective Sergeant, Lee Rock (Andy Lau). However, with the establishment of Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) by the law enforcement in 1974, Rock is forced into premature retirement. But Ho still insists he would not be stopped as he determines to become the sole dictator of the drug empire.