Young, beautiful Hong Kong actress Au-yang Fai is the queen of Chinese cinema. But beneath the vacuous sheen of her elegant parties and affluent lifestyle, she hides a political consciousness which, in the turbulent times of Hong Kong in the sixties, could prove fatal. For, unbeknownst to all but her closest friends, Au-yang Fai is plotting rebellion with the communists against the colony's imperialist British rulers. Charged with organising and arming the uprising, Au-yang Fai finds herself wrestling with internal doubts, her own becalming ennui, and the spectre of her allies' treachery. A...

Wealthy merchant, Chin, must make the choice between what he wants and what is easy. Torn between his lover and his wife, Chin becomes the ultimate tragic hero, stalled by his desire to do what is right and his fear of the consequences. However, when his brother Fan arrives, everything changes. Chin's deepest secret is revealed and now his wife and his lover both have the power to destroy his reputation. He is forced to choose between them; a choice between happiness and money, love and duty, freedom and constraint. Will Chin match up to the demands placed upon him? Or will he defer to the...