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Infernal Affairs (2002)

Infernal Affairs (2002)
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As Infernal Affairs opens, Ming (Andy Lau of Full-time Killer) is being initiated into the criminal underworld by triad boss Sam (Eric Tsang of The Accidental Spy), who ends his speech to his young charges by wishing them success in the police department. Ming enters the police academy, where he excels, but sees his classmate, Yan (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai of In the Mood for Love), expelled for "breaking the rules." It turns out that Yan wasn't actually drummed out of the force, but recruited by Superintendent Wong (Anthony Wong of Hard-Boiled) as an undercover operative. Just as Ming is achieving success in the police department while secretly working for Sam, Ming is gaining Sam's trust as a triad member, while reporting to Wong. Ten years later, both men, still undercover, have grown confused about their true identities, while their bosses, Sam and Wong, wage a battle of wits against each other. Each boss learns that the other has a mole working for him, and unwittingly entrusts the mole himself to ferret out the culprit. Ming and Yan scramble to expose one another's identity in an effort to save their own skins. Infernal Affairs was co-directed by Andrew Lau (who worked as a cinematographer on several of Wong Kar-Wai's films) and Alan Mak. Renowned cinematographer Christopher Doyle served as "Visual Consultant." The film was shown at New Directors/New Films in 2003. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

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Starring:
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Andy Lau, (more)
Director(s):
Andrew Lau, Alan Mak, (more)
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
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DVD
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Synopsis of Infernal Affairs

As Infernal Affairs opens, Ming (Andy Lau of Full-time Killer) is being initiated into the criminal underworld by triad boss Sam (Eric Tsang of The Accidental Spy), who ends his speech to his young charges by wishing them success in the police department. Ming enters the police academy, where he excels, but sees his classmate, Yan (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai of In the Mood for Love), expelled for "breaking the rules." It turns out that Yan wasn't actually drummed out of the force, but recruited by Superintendent Wong (Anthony Wong of Hard-Boiled) as an undercover operative. Just as Ming is achieving success in the police department while secretly working for Sam, Ming is gaining Sam's trust as a triad member, while reporting to Wong. Ten years later, both men, still undercover, have grown confused about their true identities, while their bosses, Sam and Wong, wage a battle of wits against each other. Each boss learns that the other has a mole working for him, and unwittingly entrusts the mole himself to ferret out the culprit. Ming and Yan scramble to expose one another's identity in an effort to save their own skins. Infernal Affairs was co-directed by Andrew Lau (who worked as a cinematographer on several of Wong Kar-Wai's films) and Alan Mak. Renowned cinematographer Christopher Doyle served as "Visual Consultant." The film was shown at New Directors/New Films in 2003. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
101 mins

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Director(s):
Alan Mak, Andrew Lau
Writer(s):
Alan Mak, Felix Chong
Producer(s):
Nansun Shi, Andrew Lau, John Chong
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Violence)
Infernal Affairs Awards:
  • 2002 - Hong Kong Film Awards - Best Picture
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Dale T.

    This is one of the movie that you must see. This is acutally the first one of these Internal Affairs movies. There are total three of them. Once you see this one, you must see the other two to get the whole story. This movie along with other two series are very famous in asia. All of the actors in the movies are big names and they all act very well. The story line is very complicated, its hard to understand without seeing all three of them. The recent movie The Departed is the US version of these movies. If you like Departed, you will find this movie just as great or even better.

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    Janet R.

    If you loved this one (and you really, really should), you should see Infernal Affairs 2. It's not available at Blockbuster yet, looks like. But find it. It turns this already great cop-gang epic into the HK Godfather. Infernal Affairs 3 is debatable. But 2 is one of the few sequels that matches or even beats the original.

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    Sue Y.

    This is one of the best movie I ever seen from hong kong. Dont miss this one.

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