本片具有极大的讽刺意味。底层劳动人民沙甸鱼（黄子华 饰）为人老实，是一家超市的职员。兢兢业业的工作并没有令沙甸鱼赢得大家的肯定，反而经常受到取笑。沙甸鱼一直都是租房居住，最近更被业主贝太（潘芳芳 饰）逼迁，加上女友一直逼他买房结婚，然而微薄的工资却始终不够，沙甸鱼好不烦恼。一个晚上，贝太与女儿Anna（温碧霞 饰）吵架后来到沙甸鱼家，想找他出气，岂料最后竟然酗酒加服药猝死沙甸鱼家中。本来就已经烦恼缠身的沙甸鱼，这下更惹上了大麻烦，渐渐越陷越深……

Hong Kong filmmaker Derek Chiu directs this quiet romance that recalls the gentle style of Francois Truffaut. Young and attractive Mandy (Yo Yo Mung) flees the hustle of Hong Kong proper and a failed relationship for the bucolic quiet of Peng Chau, one of several dozen communities located on the former colony's outlying islands. There she stays in a rooming house with the mute and slightly slow Kam Shui (Louis Koo). In spite of herself, she falls for the misfit, much to the consternation of Angel (Siu Au), Kam Shui's tomboyish best friend who also harbors feelings for him. Chiu masterfully brings out the nuances of life on the island in this simple tale, simply told.

本片讲述的是三个同性恋的少年的故事。好友如海（刘青云 饰）、阿九（葛民辉 饰）和花仔（黄子华 饰）三人都是同性恋。如海在广告公司上班，而阿九和花仔则一直没有找到合适的工作。如海和新来的女同事媚（吴倩莲 饰）暗生情愫，媚在得知如海是同性恋的时候，并没有歧视他，而是决心帮他回复正常。此时，阿九染上了艾滋病，在接受电视台采访时突然倒地不醒。如海和花仔为了让阿九快快乐乐走完人生最后一段路，为他举办了一个化妆舞会。舞会过后，阿九自杀，而如海因同性恋身份曝光亦辞去了工作……