Shanghai Grand
“Love for the same woman threatens the friendship of two 1930s Shanghai gangsters.”
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Hsu Wen-Chiang is washed up on a beach near Shanghai. He is taken in by Ting Lik, a kindly beggar who is in love with Feng Ching-Ching, the daughter of a prominent gangster. It isn't long before Ting Lik rises through the underworld ranks to become one of the city's most powerful gangsters.
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A sweeping, operatic crime saga set against a tumultuous Shanghai. It feels like a smoky, rain-slicked noir, filled with dangerous ambition, forbidden love, and the intoxicating rise and fall of power. A truly epic, yet intimate, experience.
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