Ah sou

In the triad world the only possibility for a girl can earn respect is become ah sou - the big boss' wife. The film tells the extraordinary story of an innocent 16-year old girl who becomes appointed successor to Hong Kong's ruling triad. She is sucked into a maelstrom of vicious gang wars, hair-raising assassination attempts and ruthless power struggles and betrayals. But she discovers her own inner strength and re-writes the laws of the triad kingdom.

"In the gangster world, ah sou is the gangster boss' woman who likewise enjoys powerful and respectable status. We have a story with two women and a group of monks. Two women, one young and one not-so-young; one harmless and one ferocious. Both are trying to struggle against fate but are drawn inevitably into the maelstrom of jiang-hu. A group of monks chanting scriptures with palms put together; they plunge themselves into a struggle to eliminate the demon. Their crossed paths are something we eagerly await." (Wong Ching-Po)