My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

A young couple in Hong Kong are torn apart when a Triad smuggling operation goes wrong. Rick leaves for the Philippines and takes work as a contract killer, while Lap falls under the control of Shen, a powerful crime boss, becoming his companion for six years. When Rick returns and the two meet again, their feelings for each other are still alive, but Shen and his enforcer Liu are watching, and a shy Triad member named Cheung becomes an unexpected ally. Their reunion draws them into serious danger.

Patrick Tam directed the film, which followed a period in which he was a prominent figure in Hong Kong's 1980s cinema. It was his last feature for many years before he returned to directing with the anthology Septet: The Story of Hong Kong in 2022. Kenny Bee and Joey Wong play Rick and Lap, with Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Cheung, Kwan Hoi-San, Michael Chan Wai-Man and Gordon Liu Chia-hui among the 33 credited cast members. The screenplay was written by John Chan Koon-Chung and Tsang Kan-cheong.

The film runs 91 minutes and is an action crime drama with a strong romantic element. On IMDb it holds a rating of 7 out of 10 from 937 votes, and on TMDB 7.3 out of 10 from a much smaller base of 36 votes. The larger IMDb sample indicates a generally positive but not unanimous response.