Language Code: EN/CM The film is set in the 1860s, during the Taiping Rebellion in the late Qing Dynasty in China. The story, based on an unresolved crime in 1870, tells of three sworn brothers (played by Andy Lau, Jet Li and Takeshi Kaneshiro) who are forced to turn against one another due to the harsh realities of war and political intrigue. Minor plot of a love triangle between Andy Lau & Jet Li over a beautiful woman (Xu Jinglei).

A remake of the (1973) Shaw Brothers Film Blood Brothers.