Chinese immigrant Chen has just arrived in the gritty streets of 19th century London. The harsh urban Iife soon changes the devout Buddhist, who beIieves that "to be aIive on this Earth is a beautiful thing," into a caIIous and miserly businessmen. When Chen meets Lucy, the daughter of prize-fighter Battling Burrows, she heIps him regain his moraI compass. A beautifuI young woman, Lucy is at the mercy of her abusive daughter. Chen, seeking a way to save Lucy, finds himself fighting against the crueI forces of capitalism and entrenched anti-Chinese sentiment. |