简介：DragonBoysfeaturesoneofthemoststar-studdedcastseverassembledforaCanadianmini-series:ByronMann,StephSong,TziMa,LawrenceChouandEricTsangstarinthisextraordinaryhumandrama. TommyJiang(BYRONMANN)isatough,smartdetectiveontheRCMPAsianGangSquad,arisingstarwhosecareersuccessstandsinstarkcontrasttostrainsandtensionsinhispersonallife.Whenhe’ssecondedtoaneliteTaskForceinthemidstofacommunityuproaroverorganizedcrime,Tommyseesachancetobringdownseniorgangsters(ERICTSANG)byturningoneofthemagainsttheothers.Buttherearewheelswithinwheels,andTommyissoondrawnintoahigh-stakesgameofbluffanddouble-bluff. Astensionsrise,Tommymustgrapplewithamastermanipulator(LAWRENCECHOU)who’spursuingaruthlessagenda–andwithhisownconflictedsenseofpersonalandculturalidentity.Ultimately,Tommyriskslosingeverythingashefacesanirrevocablechoiceaboutwhoheisandhowfarheiswillingtogo. HenryWah(TZIMA)emigratedfromChina20yearsago,fellinlove,andworkeddoggedlytobuildanewlifewithhiswifeMae(CHRISTINAMA).They’vefinallysucceededinopeningtheirownbusiness,butintheprocessHenryhasgrowndistantfromhisson.Now17,Jason(SIMONWONG)isavulnerablekidwithachiponhisshoulder.Thetargetofracialbullyingatschool,JasonishelpedoutbyaChinese-Canadianstudentwithgangconnections,andHenryrealizestoolatewhathissonisbeingdrawninto.Whenarobberygoeshorrificallywrong,Jasonrunsforhislife,andHenrylaunchesadesperateattempttosavehim. AfactoryworkerinsouthernCambodia,ChavyPahn(STEPHSONG)dreamedthatshecouldparlayhergoodlooksintoamodelingcareer,andarrangedwithaSnakeheadfordocumentsandaplanetickettoVancouver.Arriving,shediscoversshe’strapped.Withnofriends,nopassportandnowaytopayoffa$30,000debt,sheiswarehousedwith10othergirlsinaone-bedroomapartmentandforcedtoworkasaprostituteinamassageparlourownedbythewife(JEANYOON)ofaseniorgangster.Chavyseesachanceforescapewhenshecatchestheeyeofamuch-fearedgangenforcerwhosestatuscouldprotecther.Butit’sadesperategamble,forSorrows(DARRYLQUON)isthemostdangerousmanshewillevermeet. ------------------------------------- Thesestoriesweavethroughandaroundeachotherinthisfour-hourmini-seriesthatexaminestensionsandcomplexitieswithinthemulti-ethnicfabricofcontemporaryVancouver,Canada.Whileexploringthemesrelatingtotheimmigrantexperience,socialdislocation,generationalconflictwithinfamilies,personalandculturalidentity,DragonBoysevokesarichtapestryofcontemporaryWestCoastlife.DragonBoysisauniqueandimportantstoryaboutwhoweareandhowwelive,hereandnow.DragonBoys,atwo-part,four-hourmini-series,willbebroadcastonCBCinJanuaryof2007.…