The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will belong in a territory now returned to China's sovereignty, they find themselves lonely, frustrated, poor, and employable only in the most menial jobs, from elevator service staff to prostitution.

• Hu Tong Communications
• Tony Leung Productions
• Tony Leung Ka-fai
• Lü Liping
• Wang Ning
• Rolf Chow Chi-Sang