The Sad Cafe(2011)

In the dim corners of a dying city, Jack, a world-weary hitman, clings to a ritual — coffee every morning at the same quiet cafe. It's the only part of his life that feels remotely human. There, behind the counter, is Rose — warm, unassuming, and unknowingly the light in Jack’s otherwise brutal world. Haunted by the murder of his fiancée — a calculated message from his boss, meant to chain him to the life he can never escape — Jack knows better than to reach for anything soft. But Rose offers something he hasn't felt in years, the illusion of peace. Just as Jack dares to imagine a future beyond blood, Ares hands him his next target, one that will forever alter this budding relationship. What follows is a slow-burning descent into impossible choices, shifting loyalties, and a reckoning long overdue. As bullets fly and secrets surface, Jack must confront the truth, in this world, love is a liability, and no one leaves clean. The Sad Cafe is a moody, atmospheric ode to the golden age of Hong Kong triad cinema — a love letter written in gun smoke and neon, where every heartbeat might be your last.