2046 A.D.
A city with no seasons.
Crime rate is high.
50% of the population are prisoners.
Running state prisons has become a burden.
Walled cities were built to cut cost.
Autonomy was granted.
Each segregated prison is run by inmates.
Those that are not self sufficient
traded blood for supplies.
As autonomy turns into anarchy
prisons have become a haven for human trash.
Attention all units! A deadly virus
is rapidly spreading throughout the city.
Over 7,000 people have been afflicted.
All agents report back to Headquarters at once.
If the epidemic gets out of hand,
all necessary actions will be implemented.
Calling control!
This is patrol car 0812.
Agent Cheung Tai Hoi of the 19th District
wanted felon Mickey in transport.
Current position N774, E502.
Estimated time of arrival 0015, over!
Copy! The deadly virus
has been named BL23.
Once contracted, the virus will remain
in the human body for 24 hours.
Epidemic control is working round the clock
to identify the source of the virus.
Who knows how many will die from it?
Who cares? We all die.
What's the difference?
There is a difference
between going to Heaven or Hell.
I thought good guys won't die.
You believe in retribution?
Yes!
Who should go to Hell?
The one who gets the sentence or the one who passes it?
I'm not sure! I only know
you can choose to be good or bad.
But bad guys go to Hell.
I have a story for you.
One day a man walked into the forest.
He was scared when he ran into a tiger.
He started to run with the tiger in pursuit
until they reached a cliff.
The man knew he would die.
Either the tiger eats him
or he jumps off the cliff.
He decided to take a chance.
He jumped... he was lucky.
A tree on the cliff caught him.
He looked down and saw a lion.
Then he heard a noise.
Among the leaves,
he saw two mice chewing on the branch.
He knew the branch would snap.
Caught between a tiger and a lion
with two mice waiting on the side,
he decided to stay where he was
He ate the fruits on the tree
and didn't care if they're poisonous.
Soon he fell asleep.
When he opened his eyes again
everything was gone.
Why?
The tiger jumped while he was sleeping.
It fell down the cliff
and scared off the mice.
The tiger fought against the lion
and they left after they were wounded.
The man survived.
I don't know what you're saying.
Men had enough troubles.
An epidemic, a tiger and a lion.
Why bother?
You wake up and everything is taken care of.
You may never wake up.
I was born here.
I have never seen the outside world.
As a child, I'd go on the swing when I'm sad.
Back then, the sun was bright and warm.
Someone started a mutiny
and took over this place.
It became a haven for criminals,
a place of chaos.
No one noticed
the sun was no longer bright or warm.
But I knew then.
Sadness was here to stay.
Happiness will never come again.
I never thought of leaving
until the day these two men arrived.
Give me!
Give it to me!
Sir, the driver is from the Security Council.
He's dead.
The other two are still alive.
Three men in a car with two guns.
One cop is dead,
the other is still alive.
That means one of you is a cop.
When this place was still a prison,
no one dared to mess with it.
Now that I'm in charge, people are even more scared.
I like company.
I welcome rapists and murderers.
Anyone can come here except good guys.
I hate good cops.
I swear if a cop should set foot inside
he'll never leave in one piece.
Well? We have a cop now.
Kill him...
What?
I'm the criminal! He arrested me!
You were taking me back to the Security Council.
Just now in the car,
didn't you say I'll be dead?
Why? You're scared now?
What happened to your honor, Officer?
The dead man worked for you.
He's the Boss.
Asshole!
You had me arrested!
You're alive, where are your guts?
You're posing as a criminal?
The Security Council has my record.
Check it out... go on!
He's a cop.
Talk is cheap.
Only the good die young.
Whoever survives is not the cop.
I want you to fight
until one of you is dead.
May the good guy die quickly
or else I'll shoot him.
Place your bets!
Bets...
Who's your money on?
Take this...
Hit him...
Crow!
He's not a cop.
When I was pregnant with Yan
we did a deal together.
He ran off with the money,
I was arrested and sentenced to jail.
Don't try to frame me!
He's not a cop.
An asshole like him can't be a cop.
You and I did a deal together.
Who are you?
There's a scar on the back of his neck
from the time he was hacked from behind.
What about you?
Officer!
You're dead!
But you're lucky, it's my birthday today.
I don't want any blood. You may live
till tomorrow.
Hey! I'm short!
Count this one in! Watch your men!
2738, cutting off your ear
doesn't mean people outside will help you.
When they see you with an ear missing
they'll know where you're from.
You're back, you should know the consequence.
BL23 continues to spread rapidly,
the number of people infected is increasing.
Over 10,000 people have become carriers.
According to government sources,
only a minority of the population is infected.
The virus is not as deadly
and is far from being fatal.
There is no need to panic.
Special news update
The deadly virus BL23 continues to spread.
The number of people infected is increasing.
Over 10,000 people have become carriers.
According to government sources,
only a minority of the population is infected.
The virus is not as deadly...
People in here are afraid to die?
Are you afraid to die?
No, I'm better off dead.
Do you have family?
Why did you help me?
Did Mickey abandon you?
Why did you help him?
Congratulations!
Such a happy reunion!
How's the wine?
Strong enough?
Try it!
Send me a bucket and add twelve more chickens.
Sure!
You have been apart for so long.
What are you waiting for?
I want you tonight.
Am I really that cheap?
So is everyone around here.
Except my daughter.
Everything I did is for her.
I want her to leave here
I'm afraid of the epidemic because of her.
You won't understand because you don't have family.
Why did you help me?
I'm not helping you.
I only wanted Crow to kill him.
Bad guys don't die that easily.
Who cares?
Crow will kill him tomorrow.
Even though he's a criminal.
I don't want him to die here.
So what if you can save him?
You won't get out!
It'll blow if you do.
Soak in this, you won't get inflammation.
You have to be smart!
I know what you're thinking.
I used to be like that,
thinking of the same thing.
Since we can't get out, we have two choices.
Die or accept your fate.
Are you prepared to die?
You don't have the guts to die.
Then accept your fate and think no more.
Come on... hey.
There are two ways to remove the earring.
Before Crow came to power,
this prison was among the first to gain autonomy.
The earring and its remover were invented
to help manage the prison
by one of the inmates.
His name was Mr. Kim.
Where is he now?
No one has seen him since Crow took over.
He could be dead.
You're sure Crow has the remover?
Yes!
You'll need help
from someone who knows this place.
Don't make it so complicated.
We're helping each other out.
What do you want me to do?
Take my daughter away.
No!
Everyone is here for a reason.
I won't help an inmate to break out.
No!
Yan was born here.
Crow took over when she was a child.
I couldn't get her out.
She has never seen the outside world.
I deserve what I got,
but she's blameless.
She doesn't belong here.
I'm thirsty.
Want some water? Beg me.
Please?
Hey!
What? Not enough?
Let me go!
Why?
I'm the good guy.
So?
If I let you go, where can you go? How far?
If you don't,
you'll never know how far I can go.
I don't even know your name.
Why I should let you go?
Cheung Tai Hoi.
Yan.
Let me go!
Only if you'll do something for me.
Like what?
Kill someone.
Who?
The guy who came with you.
What has he done to you?
That's none of your business.
Will you do it?
You're the good guy, he's the bad guy.
The good guy always kills the bad guy
to fight crime.
What has he done to you?
When he dumped that woman who beat you up,
she was pregnant.
Why are you helping her?
Forget it! Let her suffer.
Kill Crow for me!
So I don't have to go to him tonight.
Wait! Better kill the woman.
It's better that way.
Why?
She'll be happier dead.
No! Not a good idea...
You should kill me instead.
I can't get out.
I have no choice,
except suicide.
In a few years, I'll be like the rest of them.
It'll depend on my luck.
I'll contract the disease if I'm unlucky
and die a long painful death.
If I luck out,
I'll overdose.
If you don't let me go,
you'll never know if you have other options.
How long have you been here?
If you had a choice, don't do drugs.
You should get out!
Let me go!
I can take you away
to a place where no one knows you.
I'll protect you.
No one can hurt you!
Trust me!
Let me go.
I'll let you decide where we go.
I'll take her away on one condition.
Mickey comes with me.
The evidence in the patrol car was gone.
Help me find it.
What evidence? Is it valuable?
You're the cop?
Cops are usually killed right away.
You're lucky you're still alive.
I'm not a cop.
Can you help me? How can I get out?
He's taking you away.
I tried that! I cut off my ear
in order to get out.
I don't need your help.
Why? You want to fight?
We'll settle everything outside.
Why should I go?
What's the point?
You used to say it's the same outside.
I thought I'll be free.
But people take one look at me
and they'll know where I'm from.
You must leave tonight.
First I'm staying, now I'm leaving.
When are you telling the truth?
I am now!
Everyone looked down on me.
Treated me like a leper, a disease.
I haven't eaten in two weeks.
I was worse than a beggar.
I have been outside, you haven't!
It's free out there!
No one to watch over you and no Crow.
It's better to come back!
They severed my tendons,
but at least I'm treated like a human being.
Why are you so scared?
Everyone sleeps with Crow.
You're no different.
Everyone thinks you're special.
Crow dumps the other women,
but he's always interested in you.
Why? For him?
I'm not like you.
I only want to know how to get out.
Find Crow's ring remover
and you can walk out with both ears.
I'll leave, but not follow him.
Hey! What are you doing here?
Get out!
Hey! I want more.
Well...
One more time!
What's your decision?
I didn't promise you anything.
This is for you!
Eat...
Will you do it?
You haven't killed for me.
I don't know who to kill! How can I let you go?
Throw in a freebie, kill two people for me.
Let me go first!
What the hell are you doing?
You're a cheap whore!
I don't know what that means.
Nobody else knows that around here.
You're afraid of Crow?
I take you away and you don't have to be afraid.
You're sending her off like that?
Who?
Your daughter.
You saw her?
Leave her alone.
Why don't you keep an eye on her?
Does she know you're her father?
Do you want her to know?
Relax! You said I'm her father!
Are you?
Does that hurt?
You knew the day we met
Either we kill cops or they kill us.
Our rap sheet is longer than the Security Council's history.
How can you have a child?
Remember what you said when you were ten?
What?
You said you don't trust anyone.
So I give you a few of your own.
If I knew you had that in mind
I wouldn't have picked you! You asked for it!
I became a mother at thirteen.
I was a child myself.
What do you get from killing me?
Don't worry, I don't want to kill you.
I want you to bleed
and get a taste of what it's like in here.
I did a big deal.
Let me go! Let me go now!
I'll cut you in.
I promise to give you a cut, ok?
I'll give you 1/3.
You think I'll trust you?
You hate me? Yes!
Me too!
That's enough!
What's so funny?
You're a coward!
Having fun being a criminal?
Having fun being tied up?
Think!
If I die here,
it's because someone won't admit he's a cop.
What will you tell the Security Council?
Let go!
I told you, no blood on my birthday.
Get your bleeding nose out of here!
You want me to shoot you?
Happy birthday, Boss!
Happy birthday...
Drink up!
Cheers...
Here's your present!
Crow.
Happy birthday!
How do you bring up a kid? She doesn't cry!
See! She doesn't!
She's still not crying!
Dance!
Turn up the music!
Dance!
I said dance!
Louder!
BL23 has triggered an epidemic.
Those afflicted will bleed from the nose
due to festering of the nasal cavity.
Change the channel.
...the widespread virus
Dance!
It has been confirmed that
illegal blood transfusion is the cause of BL23.
Multiple organs may be infected.
Change the channel!
...non-stop vomiting
Change it!
Again!
Change it again!
Get out! Don't let me see you.
Listen up!
I'll kill whoever bleeds or throws up.
Start dancing!
It's your birthday! Have a drink!
Don't move!
Freeze! Watch out!
Ling!
Back off!
I'll blow you up!
Ling!
Crouch down! All of you!
Yan!
Get down!
After them!
Come back!
Be careful!
Go find Yan!
Let me look at your wound.
Yan is with Mickey.
God knows what he'll do to her.
What if Crow finds her?
I must find her.
Let me look at your wound.
Let go...
Let go! Let go!
Wake up, Daddy!
Get up, Daddy!
Get up...
Wait! I need to go get something!
Let's go!
Tai Hoi...
Look over there!
Find him!
Where is he? Tell me!
Tell me! Where is he?
Yan, you're leaving tonight. Where is he?
Yan... Give it back...
Yan... don't! Ling...
Look over there!
This way... be careful!
Come back!
Come with me!
The ring remover is up there!
Why did you run away?
Where's that guy?
You dumped me!
Yes!
Give me the knife!
We're even now! I'm right here!
Forget Crow!
You won't leave me, right?
You did it because of the remover?
You don't trust anyone, just like me.
Are you lying to me?
It doesn't work!
It's broken!
Maybe I broke it! Sorry!
I broke it! We can't leave now!
What now? We're dead!
Forget it!
We must remove it.
We must!
There was no hope for me before.
But now someone will protect me.
I won't know how far I can go until I tried.
You said that!
You said all of that!
You did!
Look at you!
How can I get you out like this?
We had no choice!
You have to trust me!
We'll find Crow.
Someone can help us.
Ling!
Don't mind me!
No! We have to leave now!
Forget it, I'm tired.
I don't want to go!
You promised no matter what happens,
you'll take my daughter away.
I'm begging you.
Fine! I'll get you out first.
Then I'll come back for them.
Let's go!
What happened?
Find another exit!
This way...
Listen up!
This area has been declared a restricted zone.
The government has sealed off the area.
Access is denied.
Anyone who tries to break through will be shot on sight.
I repeat, this is now a restricted zone.
The area has been sealed off.
No one is allowed access.
We have orders to shoot on sight.
Listen up!
My name is Crow, I'm in charge here.
I want to speak to your commander.
Did you hear me?
You! Make a run for it!
With the earring on, that's suicidal!
Go grab a few punks!
Cut off their ears and throw them out!
Move it!
You're the Boss when you have the remover,
but now that you don't have it...
Why should we listen to you?
Let's go!
Ling told me,
this was a prison when she arrived.
When it became too crowded,
the government let the inmates take over.
That's the story!
There was an inmate called Mr. Kim
who was a scientist.
He invented the earring and its remover.
When Crow found out,
he used them to control the inmates.
He started a riot
and called himself the Boss.
You know Kim is here?
Crow wouldn't let anyone in here.
If you knew
why didn't you try to find him?
I was scared.
Not anymore?
Because I have you.
Don't stop!
We'll split whatever we make.
Dissention won't do us any good.
The key is to gain control.
I don't care.
Whoever thinks he can be the leader
and save our lives,
I'm willing to take orders from him.
Come on! Who can do it?
Crow, we'll listen to you.
We'll do whatever you say!
Leader...
What now?
Use the cop as a hostage.
He'll be our cover.
The troops outside
won't shoot one of their own.
Listen up!
Go find that cop!
If you don't want to die,
there's only one way.
Find that cop!
He's our ticket out of here!
I repeat...
Go find that cop!
We'll use him to get out!
Damn! They're after you!
It won't be that easy!
It's everyone for himself!
They all want Mickey.
Yan is in great danger!
Go! I'll wait here, I'll be fine!
Go on...
I told you to go! Move it!
Go!
Don't mind me!
I don't hate him anymore!
Who?
Your father?
If you didn't arrest him,
you won't be here and I wouldn't have met you.
If he was arrested,
what will happen to him?
Life imprisonment or the death sentence.
He's in prison here.
Why do you hate him?
For abandoning you?
I hate him
because Ling was in jail and he got away.
They should be in this together.
Why must she sacrifice?
We all want to live if we had a choice.
If you can choose between life or death,
how would you choose?
I'd save my own neck!
That's not fair!
Dying together is fair?
If you must die, die for something.
If you live, live it to its fullest.
I'm useless to you.
Even if I can get out,
the doctors won't help inmates like us.
If we can find the evidence,
I'm sure someone out there will help you.
Didn't you say the evidence
will be used against the inmates?
I won't stand by and watch.
I don't want you to get infected.
Forget it! It's destiny!
What are you doing?
Don't move! Or you're dead!
Are you Mr. Kim?
Mr. Kim.
Stay right there! The tile you're standing on
will blow if the weight deviates by 5%.
Why are you here?
This thing is broken.
I wish I hadn't invented that.
Please fix it
so he can take off the earring.
Who is he?
He's a cop!
A cop?
And Crow didn't kill him?
I'll explain that later.
Please help us, Mr. Kim.
If you do, we'll take you with us.
There's a button over there.
Let me down first!
I can't help you!
Look at me!
I'm as good as dead!
Anyone who wants to leave.
Crow will sever their tendons.
You should go!
I've been waiting for this.
Run along!
Unless you want to die here with me.
Go! There's no time...
Go!
What now?
We can't get out!
Is there another way?
Yes! Stay here!
Great!
We'll do that!
I'll stay here with you.
I grew up here, I know this place.
I thought you can only grow poisonous weeds
but you can also grow yams.
I used to get on the swing as a kid.
When it was torn down,
I was unhappy.
I remember when I was little.
I was always alone
on the swing.
I wanted someone to play with me.
It was my fault!
Attention! All units!
It has been confirmed the source of BL23
is the black market blood from the 19th District Prison.
Special units A1, B6 and G3
are ordered to standby.
They were here!
Put me down!
The swing has been broken for a long time.
They must have fixed it.
Yan used to love it here.
I believe it's the only thing
that makes her happy.
I planted these yams for her
to let her know it's possible
to grow food in a place like this.
What are you looking for?
What is it?
We'll be alright if I can find it.
Is this it?
Yes!
Attention! Units A1, B6 and G3,
Inmates of the 19th District Prison,
maybe BL23 carriers.
We have orders to annihilate the prison.
I repeat.
Attention! Units A1, B6 and G3,
Inmates of the 19th District Prison
maybe BL23 carriers.
We have orders to annihilate the prison.
I am agent Cheung Tai Hoi.
I'm trapped here with Mickey.
Send someone to help us, do you copy?
This is agent Cheung Tai Hoi.
I'm trapped here with Mickey.
Send someone to help us!
Do you copy?
Where's the cop?
Let her go!
Relax, Officer! I won't let you die
You're my ticket out of here!
Take him away! Move it!
Listen up!
I'm holding an agent hostage.
If you want him to live,
remove the blockade and leave
or we'll kill him.
You got this all wrong!
You'll get him killed!
Yan!
I'm the cop!
Ling!
I repeat, I'm holding an agent hostage.
Remove the blockade if you want him alive.
Leave now or I'll shoot him.
What are you doing?
Don't worry!
Your daughter will get out today.
You're mistaken! I'm the cop!
Let him go! I'll talk to the Security Council
and ask them to spare you.
Come here!
Let him go!
Now!
I'm trying to save your daughter, not you.
I'll still bring you in if we get out alive.
I won't screw up again!
Be a father!
Tell them to back off!
Hey guys...
This is agent Cheung Tai Hoi of the 19th District.
Back off!
What are you doing?
Why did you tie me up?
I was lucky to have met you.
Death is nothing, but if you live,
Live it well.
Give me a chance
to redeem myself.
Go as far away as you can.
Daddy!