Shanghai Surprise

Set in 1937, during the Japanese occupation of China, drug runner Walter Faraday (Paul Freeman) is trying to leave the country with a large stash of opium but he is chased by armed guards and killed. A year passes and missionary Gloria Tatlock (Madonna) hires sleazy American con man Glendon Wasey (Sean Penn) to help her find the missing opium. She wants to use the drugs to relieve the suffering of wounded Chinese soldiers. Soon, they find themselves racing against other, more notorious groups in search of the opium cache. (official distributor synopsis)