Once a Gangster
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Roast Pork joins the triad as a young man and ends up becoming a trusted lieutenant of boss Kerosene. However, his true passion is in his successful chain of restaurants, his loving wife, and his two children. So when Kerosene wants to promote his trusted right hand man to the top of the organization as a way to take on his financial debts, it's understandable why Roast Pork would want to refuse. Roast Pork comes up with an intricate scheme with his men that would take himself out of the running, but Kerosene's intervention causes it to fail. When all hopes appears to be lost, lifelong gangster Sparrow is released from jail after serving a 20-year sentence for committing a gang-related murder that earned him a guarantee for the leader spot. However, Sparrow has made his own plans to stay out of the gang, setting off a battle of wits between the two men.
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Cast
24 people
Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin
Sparrow
Known for
Golden Job
Young and Dangerous
Ekin Cheng
Sparrow
Jordan Chan Siu-chun
Roast Pork
Known for
Initial D
Ip Man: The Final Fight
Michelle Ye Xuan
Nancy
Known for
Restart the Earth
Accident
Alex Fong Chung-sun
Kerosene
Known for
Kung Fu Jungle
If You Are the One
Candice Yu On-on
Lady Pearl
Known for
Rob-B-Hood
The Legend of the Swordsman
Wilfred Lau Ho-lung
Yan
Known for
Chasing the Dragon
Bruce Lee, My Brother
Conroy Chan Chi-chung
Scissors
Known for
Rob-B-Hood
Nan Yik-pong
Greasy
Known for
SDU: Sex Duties Unit
Samuel Kwok Fung
Uncle Tsa
Known for
Overheard 2
Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung
Young Roast Pork
Known for
Dream Home
The Thieves
C Kwan
Wing
Also in
Ghost of Relativity
Agent Mr. Chan
Felix Chong Director · Lau Ho-leung Writer Chapman To Man-Chat Story
Budget $2M · First release May 20, 2010 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China
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Budget
$2,000,000
Production
Media Asia Films
Production
Pop Movies
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
飛砂風中轉
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · May 20, 2010
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
January 11, 2014 · Digital
South Korea
November 29, 2018 · Digital
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