Year: 1989
Runtime: 110 mins
Language: Cantonese
Director: John Woo
Mob assassin Jeffrey is the industry's most skilled hitman, treating killing as a calling. After his latest job blinds nightclub singer Jennie, he decides to retire and take one final contract to fund her eye surgery. Betrayed, Jeffrey is forced to team up with a rogue cop to settle the score and protect the woman he inadvertently harmed.
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