Overheard

Hong Kong serves as the bustling backdrop, a global financial hub defined by a dense skyline and busy harbours. The film centers on its high-stakes stock markets, where rapid trades and regulatory oversight collide with criminal schemes. This urban landscape amplifies the tension between opportunity, risk, and moral compromise.

🕵️ Corruption

The narrative exposes how greed and opportunity corrupt both markets and minds. Intercepted communications, manipulated stock moves, and covert deals reveal a systemic erosion of ethics. Characters justify small compromises that snowball into dangerous, untraceable crimes with real human costs.

⚖️ Justice

Justice in the story is a complex pursuit, complicated by personal loyalties and the desire to protect colleagues. Attempts to expose or conceal wrongdoing drive the plot toward a dramatic reckoning. The enforcement world—CIB, ICAC, and regulators—becomes a chessboard where truth fights to emerge from manipulation.

💔 Betrayal

Betrayal threads through professional and personal spheres, from illicit experiments with a friend's wife to the greater betrayal of trust within a team. The characters navigate loyalties that fracture under pressure, leading to devastating choices. Relationships become collateral damage in the pursuit of power and survival.