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 hejumps 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 tigerjumped while he was sleeping
It fell down the cliff
and scared off the mice
The tigerfought 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
2304
2305
Hey! I'm short!
Count this one in! Watch your men!
238, 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 yourfate 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
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
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
and 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!