Critic Shelf
Home
Discover
Sign in
Your rating
Tap a star, half steps count

Once a Gangster

May 20, 2010 · 1h 35m
No ratings yet
Action
Comedy
Crime

PLOT

Roast Pork joins the triad as a young man and ends up becoming a trusted lieutenant of boss Kerosene. However, his true passion is in his successful chain of restaurants, his loving wife, and his two children. So when Kerosene wants to promote his trusted right hand man to the top of the organization as a way to take on his financial debts, it's understandable why Roast Pork would want to refuse. Roast Pork comes up with an intricate scheme with his men that would take himself out of the running, but Kerosene's intervention causes it to fail. When all hopes appears to be lost, lifelong gangster Sparrow is released from jail after serving a 20-year sentence for committing a gang-related murder that earned him a guarantee for the leader spot. However, Sparrow has made his own plans to stay out of the gang, setting off a battle of wits between the two men.

REVIEWS

View reviews

CAST

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin
Sparrow
Jordan Chan Siu-Chun
Roast Pork
Michelle Ye Xuan
Nancy
Alex Fong Chung-Sun
Kerosene
Candice Yu On-On
Lady Pearl
Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung
Yan
Conroy Chan Chi-Chung
Scissors
Nan Yik-Pong
Greasy
Directed by Felix Chong Man-Keung

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
CN
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
—
Production
Media Asia Films, Pop Movies
Country
HK
Critic Shelf
Rate what you watch, show it on shelves, and compare taste with anyone. Film and TV data from TMDB.
ACCOUNT
Sign in
Create account
Delete account
COMPANY
About
Contact
Privacy
Terms
This product uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
© 2026 Critic Shelf
WATCH · RATE · COMPARE