The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will belong in a territory now returned to China's sovereignty, they find themselves lonely, frustrated, poor, and employable only in the most menial jobs, from elevator service staff to prostitution.
梁家輝
as Ah Jian
Lü Liping
as Ah Yan
王柠
as Yan Ying
周智生
as Ah Chun
