There are some remarkable moments of coincidence too. The plot is more than a little flimsy, with any number of points at which things could easily have been resolved. Of course, there’s the usual bonding in the middle between the mismatched pair, as they realize neither deserves the scorn with which they view each other. While not in any way explicit, it’s a tough sequence to watch, May mouthing “Go away” to Nancy. This is harshly demonstrated when May lets herself be gang-raped, to save the injured Nancy from that fate. There is a nice character arc for May, who initially seems intensely dislikeable, but ends up fiercely loyal to her protector, after realizing the extent to which Nancy will go – literally taking a bullet for the prostitute. This is relatively late in the Hong Kong GWG cycle, and is rougher than most, in more ways than one. But they’ll have to get past the trenchcoat mafia, among other threats, for there to be any hope of justice. With the police force apparently leaking like a sieve and the case being shut down from on high, prosecutor Yin Li Shan sends his niece, Nancy Cheng (Mishiwaki), to link up with May and bring her in. The former succumbs, but the latter escapes and goes on the run. She tells the police about the video, but before she can give it to them, the perpetrator – rich and influential politician, Kao Tien Chin (Cho) – sends an army of beige trenchcoat wearing killers to take care of both Nana and May. But one night she comes home to find Nana near death, the victim of a brutal client. May Lin (Cheng) is a brash hooker, who runs a sideline in blackmail videos with her flatmate, Nana. If the title is more than a bit blunt, it’s certainly accurate. “We prefer the term ‘sex worker’ these days…”
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