因为九龙城寨被拆，这部电影随即被誉为不能重拍的经典。蓝乃才将摄影机放在当年三不管的九龙城寨，以沉郁和蓝调的摄影风格，纪录了殖民地时期城寨的混乱和暴戾，一对孤儿兄弟在赌档、毒品、色情架步中成长打滚，江湖动作片中少有地拍出伦理片的感人兄弟情；最后一场困兽式的死亡搏斗，以手提摄影机拍出疯狂与悲凉，被大特写杂志选为当年十大电影。

When a gambling boss named ends up dead, he leaves his two sons, Chia Chin and Chia Kang in the custody of his good friend Chiptooth. While beset by temptations on all sides, Chia Chin tries his best to make an honest living for himself while his brother Chia Kang ends up running with the wrong crowd and gets into all sorts of trouble.