City on Fire
6.9/10
Rating
105 min
Runtime
1987
Release Year
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Director
Cast
Chow Yun-Fat, Sun Yueh, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Carrie Ng Ka-Lai, Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
Quick Synopsis
Ko Chow is an undercover police officer working in Hong Kong, facing intense pressure from multiple directions. His superior, Inspector Lau, assigns him to infiltrate a dangerous gang involved in jewel theft. Meanwhile, his personal life is strained as his girlfriend demands he choose between marriage or she will leave the city with someone else. Adding to his difficulties, other police officers, unaware of his true identity, are chasing him. Torn between his duty and his growing loyalty to the gang members he has befriended, Chow contemplates leaving the police force altogether.
Detailed Synopsis of City on Fire
Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or she will leave Hong Kong with another lover; and he is being pursued by other cops who are unaware that he is a colleague. Chow would rather quit the force, feeling guilty about betraying gang members who have become his friends.
