T.R.Y.(2003)

T.R.Y. is a period crime film set in early 1900s Shanghai, where Sino-Japanese tensions run high. A cunning Japanese swindler exploits the volatile geopolitical climate by orchestrating a dangerous black-market scheme. He systematically steals military weapons from the Japanese armed forces and sells them to wealthy Chinese buyers, playing both sides of the escalating conflict for personal gain. The film follows his audacious gambit as he navigates the treacherous underworld of colonial Shanghai, where one misstep could prove fatal. Caught between rival powers and criminal networks, the protagonist must outmaneuver increasingly dangerous adversaries while the political situation deteriorates around him. T.R.Y. captures the moral ambiguity and high stakes of survival in a city torn by imperial ambitions and greed.