
Divergence(2005)
A cop, a lawyer, and an assassin cross paths after the murder of a federal witness and the kidnapping of a famous pop star.


A patriotic Chinese cop is reposted to fictional East European country Lavernia as punishment for ignoring orders during a plane hijack operation. There he encounters his ex-girlfriend, who fled to Lavernia after Tiananmen Square. Their paths soon tangle with the charismatic but evil leader of the Japanese cult Aum Shinryuu
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Vincent Zhao
Yim Dong

Shu Qi
Chan Pun

Andrew Lin Hoi
Keizo Mishima

Ken Wong
Hung Wai-Kwok

Kenneth Tsang
Lone Moon / Tasta

Xiong Xinxin
Captain Kiang

Joe Cheung Tung-Cho
Chinese Ambassador to Larvernia

Lau Shun
Commander Chan at airport

So Wai-Nam
Chinese ambassy's security staff

Chan Sek
Chinese ambassy's security staff
The Blacksheep Affair is a action, thriller film released in 1998. Directed by Lam Wai-Lun, it stars Vincent Zhao, Shu Qi, Andrew Lin Hoi. A patriotic Chinese cop is reposted to fictional East European country Lavernia as punishment for ignoring orders during a plane hijack operation. There he encounters his ex-girlfriend, who fled to Lavernia after Tiananmen Square. Their paths soon tangle with the charismatic but evil leader of the Japanese cult Aum Shinryuu
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