It stars Sean Li as a surveillance expert who falls in love with his newest target, played by Venus Wong.

Prior to production, Leong received funding from the Network of Asian Fantastic Films in the form of the Puchon award.

[3][4] Richard Kuipers of Variety wrote that the film fails to live up to its premise and does not expand enough on Hong Kong's futuristic timeline, though he said it "never becomes dull".

[5] Bérénice Reynaud of Senses of Cinema criticized the Variety review, saying that it missed out on how the film addresses surveillance issues in modern Hong Kong.

[6] Clarence Tsui of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Beauty thrives but also distracts the director from his aspirations of fusing fiction with social commentary.