Enemy of Life (2023)

Other name: 宿敌, 宿敵, 困獸, 困兽, 世纪风暴, 世紀風暴, 創世風暴, 创世风暴, Su Di, Shi Ji Feng Bao, Sau Dik, Sai Gei Fung Bou, Chaung Shi Feng Bao, Death Stranding, New World, Storm of the Century, To Be Faced, Старый враг

Description:

Enemy of Life delves into the intense year of 1998, when a struggling casino government, collaborating with the police and gaming associations, launched a severe crackdown. Their stated goal was to drastically reduce social crime and rectify the chaotic underground gaming industry. As part of this sweeping initiative, the operating rights for newly-built casinos were distributed through a series of public auctions.

However, these subsequent auctions, unfolding at different times, didn't just reshape the legal gaming landscape; they unveiled a far darker reality. Behind the facade of reform and legitimate enterprise lay a complex web of deep-seated secrets and hidden interests. The film explores how the very act of "rectifying" and "eliminating" the illicit gaming world paradoxically paved the way for new forms of corruption and power struggles within the newly regulated system. As the industry transformed, dangerous truths about ambition, betrayal, and relentless greed emerged, becoming the true enemy consuming all who sought control.

Airs On: Oct 27, 2023

Director: Danny Pang [彭發]

Country: Chinese

Status: Upcoming

Released: 2023

Genre:Action; Crime; Drama; Thriller