Film

Shanghai Triad

Name: Shanghai Triad
Director: Zhang Yimou
Released: 1995
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Gong Li, Li Baotian, Sun Chun, Wang Xiaoxiao, Li Xuejian

1995 · 108 min · ★ 6.8 · Dir. Zhang Yimou

In 1930, Shanghai violence was not the problem. It was the solution.

Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.