Growing up without parents, Ma Sha has always worked as a lookout in a red-light district. When he is imprisoned for manslaughter following a customer's death, he breaks out of jail but is soon caught again and sent to a correctional institution on Orchid Island. Guided by his former elementary classmate, who is now a penal officer, Ma finally repents his wild past, writing down his stories and eventually publishing them.
Released in 1980, The First Error Step is a crime and drama film from Hung Yang Film Company (Taiwan). It was directed by Tsai Yang-Ming and written by Kevin Chu and Ma Sha. The cast is led by Ma Sha, Liang Hsiu-shen, Loretta Yang Hui-shan, Wang Mo-chou and Hsiao-fei Li. With a runtime of 1h 36m, the film averages 6.7/10 across 3 TMDB ratings.
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