ALL ABOUT AH-LONG

5On your mark: Ah-Long getting set to go for one final round of glory (even if everything ends up in flames).

One of Johnnie To's primordial offerings pairs Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun-Fat with Taiwanese actress Sylvia Chang - both rather young then - in an affecting and ultimately heartbreaking (melo)drama about familial bonds, redemption and second chances in life. Oh, and motorcycle racing. That morose and melancholic Lo Ta-yu number, for the record, still lingers in my mind.