Chinese Midnight Express

黑獄斷腸歌之砌生豬肉

Also known as Hei yu duan chang ge zhi qi zheng shu rou, 监狱风云之【黑狱断肠】, 監獄風雲之【黑獄斷腸】

The setting is 1960s Hong Kong, and righteous reporter Ching On (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) publishes an article exposing corruption in the police force. Unfortunately, he's framed for drug distribution and confesses to the charges when the corrupt cops threaten his family. Forced to undergo the rigorous hazing rites of all new inmates, On struggles to regain hope and rise above his situation. Meanwhile, On's loyal girlfriend (Pinky Cheung Man-Chi) is terrorized by the cops who put him away, and On faces new challenges, and even finds new allies, while stuck in prison.