Overview
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
Cast
- Bryan Brown as Dirk Struan
- Kyra Sedgwick as Tess Brock
- Katy Behean as Mary Sinclair
- John Stanton as Tyler Brock
- Janine Turner as Shevaun Tillman
- Russell Wong as Gordon Chen
- Joan Chen as May-May
- Tim Guinee as Culum Struan
- Bill Leadbitter as Gorth Brock
- Norman Rodway as Aristotle Quance