Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)

A martial arts film set in the 1930s. A laborer, Ma Yongzhen, arrives in Shanghai seeking a better life but becomes embroiled in the city's underworld. He rises through the ranks using his martial arts skills and befriends a notorious gangster. Tensions escalate as rival gangs clash, leading to intense martial arts sequences. Loyalties are tested, and Ma must navigate treacherous alliances in a tale of crime, honor, and survival in the vibrant, perilous backdrop of 1930s Shanghai.