Hong Kong Synopsis
飛砂風中轉
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.
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Once a Gangster holds position #21 of 58 Hong Kong films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Hong Kong films in 2010.
The 658th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
27 audience reviews — more than 53% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (53th percentile) outruns trending popularity (30th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #430 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #285 of 516 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Media Asia Films, Pop Movies |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | May 20, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1611840 |
| Official Site | www.mediaasia.com |