Director: Herman Yau
Cast: Ou Hao, Andy Lau, Kent Cheng Jak-Si, Huang Yi, Jiang Mengjie
A Gilded Game is a 2025 Hong Kong–Chinese action thriller directed by Herman Yau, starring Andy Lau and an ensemble cast. The film drops a sharp-eyed finance student into the ruthless corridors of high-stakes banking, where every opportunity conceals a trap and trust is the most dangerous currency of all.
What is A Gilded Game about?
When a gifted young finance graduate secures an internship at the prestigious Bluestone Bank — thanks to a connection through his close friend's family company going public — he finds himself surrounded by polished rivals who seem to have been groomed for exactly this world. He struggles to find his footing among the elite cohort, yet a seasoned mentor named Todd takes him under his wing and accelerates his growth far beyond what he expected. But the higher he climbs inside Bluestone's gleaming walls, the clearer it becomes that something corrupt runs beneath the bank's respectable surface. Buried agendas, quiet power plays, and dangerous alliances begin closing in around him before he even understands the rules of the game he has entered.
Cast & crew
Veteran Hong Kong director Herman Yau, known for genre films spanning crime, action, and thriller, brings a kinetic efficiency to the corporate-world setting. Andy Lau anchors the ensemble as the influential mentor figure Todd, lending the film his decades of charismatic screen presence. Ou Hao leads as the ambitious young intern, supported by a wide cast including Ni Ni, Huang Yi, Jasper Liu, Jiang Mengjie, Kent Cheng Jak-Si, and Andrew Lin Hoi.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers who grew up watching Hong Kong cinema — from classic crime dramas to slick modern thrillers — A Gilded Game delivers a familiar yet contemporary flavor: a morally complex underdog story wrapped inside the gleaming, high-pressure world of finance. Andy Lau, one of the most recognized faces of Cantonese cinema across decades of diaspora viewing, is a reliable draw. The film is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, making it fully accessible without needing to read subtitles, ideal for an evening watch on your television or phone.
Where & how to watch
A Gilded Game is available now on K-Time with a complete Persian dub — no subtitles required. Stream it on your browser, smart TV, or Android device with no VPN, no geo-blocking, and no extra download. Subscribe once and cancel anytime.