![Tony Leung Ka-Fai](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/vxrUpkWMqWYMjx5bg8Q0fioBrQg.jpg)
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.