Fly By Night

Tai Lo is a cab driver who runs a small and mildly profitable extortion ring with his younger brother Sai Lo and their old friend Gwai Lo who has just been released from jail. As Tai Lo struggles to control his brother's ego, Sai Lo tries to run the con solo. He and Gwai Lo pick the wrong girl who convinces them to hit a bigger mark with whom she has a personal vendetta. A self-congratulatory celebration at an underground casino results in a fire and enormous debts. Sai Lo and Gwai Lo are dragged back to Tai Lo, who extends beyond his tried and true methods to raise the funds in record time. Meanwhile, Inspector Kamal is beginning to connect the dots, drawing all the marks back to the airport taxi stand. In a race against time, Tai Lo will do all he can to protect his family. (Santa Barbara International Film Festival)