Producer Tsui Hark took to the director’s chair for this third film in the franchise, a prequel to the original events of A Better Tomorrow. The year is 1974, and a young Mark travels to Saigon to make his fortune. There, he encounters a mysterious femme fatale known as the lovely Kit. As he becomes more involved in her various underworld deals, a tragic romance develops. On the eve of the outbreak of war, Kit’s past returns to endanger her, and Mark must risk everything for the one true love of his life.