| Infernal Affairs | |
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| Directed by | Andrew Lau Alan Mak |
| Produced by | Andrew Lau Presented by John Chong Nansun Shi |
| Written by | Felix Chong Alan Mak |
| Starring | Tony Leung Andy Lau Anthony Wong Eric Tsang |
| Distributed by | Media Asia Distribution Ltd. (HK) Miramax Films (USA)(theatrical) The Weinstein Company (USA) (DVD) Dragon Dynasty (USA) (DVD) |
| Release date(s) | December 12, 2002 (HK) January 1, 2004 (Australia) 27 February 2004 (UK) September 24, 2004 (USA) |
| Running time | 101 min. Not to be confused with singer and actor Andy Lau. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung ( born April 4, 1960) is a Hong Kong Alan Mak Siu-Fai ( born on January 1, 1965 in Hong Kong, is a Writer, director, Actor and producer. John Chong Ching ( born 1959 is a Hong Kong Film producer and Presenter. Nansun Shi, born Shi Nan-Sun ( is a Hong Kong Film producer, Presenter and a former Senior Advisor for Media Asia Group Felix Chong Man-Keung ( (born January 1, 1968 in Hong Kong, China) is a Hong Kong Scriptwriter, Film director Tony Leung Chiu-Wai ( born June 27, 1962) is a Cannes Film Festival and 5 times Hong Kong Film Award -winning Hong Kong Not to be confused with film director Andrew Lau. Andy Lau Tak-Wah MH, JP (born September 27 1961 is a Hong Kong Anthony Wong Chau-Sang (born Anthony Perry; September 2, 1961) is a Hong Kong Actor. Eric Tsang Chi-wai, MH (born April 14, 1953 in Hong Kong with family roots in Wuhua Guangdong, China) is a prolific Media Asia Entertainment Group ( also known as Media Asia Distribution Ltd Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Weinstein Company is an independent American Film studio founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 2005 after the pair left The United States of America —commonly referred to as the DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Dragon Dynasty is a joint venture started by The Weinstein Company and Genius Products. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Followed by | Infernal Affairs II |
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Infernal Affairs (Traditional Chinese: 無間道 , Simplified Chinese: 无间道; Jyutping: mou gaan dou; Mandarin Pinyin: Wú Jiān Dào) is a 2002 Hong Kong crime-thriller film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. Infernal Affairs II ( is a 2003 Hong Kong crime - thriller Film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a Romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use A list of films produced in Hong Kong in 2002: 2002 The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the Cinema of China A crime film, in the most general sense is a Film that involves various aspects Crime and the Criminal justice system The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. Not to be confused with singer and actor Andy Lau. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung ( born April 4, 1960) is a Hong Kong Alan Mak Siu-Fai ( born on January 1, 1965 in Hong Kong, is a Writer, director, Actor and producer. It tells the story of a police officer who infiltrates the crime gang, and a police mole secretly working for the same gang. Gangsters redirects here For the computer game see Gangsters (video game. A mole (also called a defector in place, an informant and in the Mafia a rat) is a Spy who works for an enemy Nation, but whose loyalty The Chinese title means "the non-stop path", a reference to Avici, the lowest level of hell in Buddhism. In Buddhism Avīci ( Sanskrit and Pali: "without waves" also transliterated Avichi, Japanese and Chinese language: Diyu ( literally "earth prison" is the realm of the dead or " Hell " in Chinese mythology. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices The English title combines the US law enforcement term 'internal affairs' with a reference to Dante's Inferno. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The internal affairs ( United States terminology division of a Law enforcement agency investigates incidents and plausible suspicions of lawbreaking and The Divine Comedy Due to its commercial and critical success, Infernal Affairs was followed by a prequel, Infernal Affairs II, and a sequel, Infernal Affairs III, both released in 2003. A prequel is a work that portrays events and/or aspects of a previously completed narrative but is set prior to the existing narrative Infernal Affairs II ( is a 2003 Hong Kong crime - thriller Film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work Infernal Affairs III ( is a 2003 Hong Kong crime thriller film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. A list of films produced in Hong Kong in 2003: 2003
Pre-release publicity for Infernal Affairs focused on its star-studded cast (Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Kelly Chen and Sammi Cheng), but it later received critical acclaim for its original plot and its concise and swift storytelling style. Not to be confused with film director Andrew Lau. Andy Lau Tak-Wah MH, JP (born September 27 1961 is a Hong Kong Tony Leung Chiu-Wai ( born June 27, 1962) is a Cannes Film Festival and 5 times Hong Kong Film Award -winning Hong Kong Anthony Wong Chau-Sang (born Anthony Perry; September 2, 1961) is a Hong Kong Actor. Eric Tsang Chi-wai, MH (born April 14, 1953 in Hong Kong with family roots in Wuhua Guangdong, China) is a prolific Kelly Chen is a Hong Kong Cantopop Singer and actress. She is also credited as Chen Huilin Wai-Lam Chan Kelly Chan and Wai Lun Chen Sammi Cheng Sau-Man is a Hong Kong Cantopop Singer and actress. The film did exceptionally well in Hong Kong, where it was considered "a box office miracle" and heralded as a revival of Hong Kong cinema which at the time was considered to be direly lacking in creativity. The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the Cinema of China Creativity is a mental process involving the generation of new Ideas or Concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts
Miramax Films acquired the United States distribution rights of this film and gave it a limited US theatrical release in 2004. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place
The Infernal Affairs series was then remade by Martin Scorsese in 2006 as The Departed, starring Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg. A " remake' " is a term used to described something that has been done again sometimes with better Quality, and usually with more features The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller Film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8 1970 is an American Actor and Philanthropist. Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor. John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5 1971 is an Academy Award -nominated BAFTA -winning American actor rapper and Producer of It went on to receive four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, a Best Director win for Scorcese and Best Adapted Screenplay for William Monahan at the 79th Academy Awards becoming the first and only remake of a foreign film to win Best Picture award. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States William Monahan (ˈwɪljəm ˈmɒnəhæn (born November 3 1960 is an Academy Award -winning American Screenwriter, Literary novelist and former The 79th Academy Awards ceremony (also known as the Oscars) honoring the best in film for 2006, took place on February 25 2007 500 p
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Infernal Affairs is about a cop named Chan Wing-Yan (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), who goes deep undercover into the Triad, and Triad member Lau Kin-Ming (Andy Lau Tak-Wah), who infiltrates the police department. Tony Leung Chiu-Wai ( born June 27, 1962) is a Cannes Film Festival and 5 times Hong Kong Film Award -winning Hong Kong Triad ( also known as) is a term that describes many branches of Chinese underground society and/or organizations based in Hong Kong and Macau and also Not to be confused with film director Andrew Lau. Andy Lau Tak-Wah MH, JP (born September 27 1961 is a Hong Kong Each mole was planted by the rival organization to gain an advantage in intelligence over the other side. A mole (also called a defector in place, an informant and in the Mafia a rat) is a Spy who works for an enemy Nation, but whose loyalty Criminal intelligence is information gathered or collated analyzed recorded/reported and disseminated by law enforcement agencies concerning types of Crime, identified The more the moles become involved in their undercover lives, the more issues they have to cope with.
The Prologue opens with the introduction of Hon Sam the primary antagonist of the film who is sending a number of gangsters and a young member named Lau Kin Ming (played by Edison Chen) as police moles. At the same time another person named Chan Wing Yan (portrayed by Shawn Yue and Tony Leung) who is joining the police force. Although he manages to impress the local SP Wong Chi Shing and the police academy leader Yip. Yip has Yan expelled from the academy. In reality Yan becomes an undercover reporting directly to only Wong and Yip. Yan's undercover job becomes stressful as his job gets harder from the years 1991 all the way to 2002 while Ming is slowly raising to become a top cop.
The film begins after Yan and Ming converse at a hi-fi store where Yan works, neither of them knowing who the other is. High fidelity or hi-fi reproduction is a term used by home stereo listeners and home audio enthusiasts ( Audiophiles to refer to high-quality reproduction Shortly after Yan gives Ming the hi fi stores best equipment the store owner scolds him but Yan leaves abruptly as he claims he is attending a funeral. It is then revealed that Yip has recently died and the cause of his death is unknown in the film. Yan salutes as Yip's coffin passes by on the highway. Later a deal between Triad boss Hon Sam (Eric Tsang Chi-Wai) and a Thai cocaine dealer is interrupted by Superintendent Wong (Anthony Wong Chau-Sang) and his team due to Yan's tip-off using Morse Code. Eric Tsang Chi-wai, MH (born April 14, 1953 in Hong Kong with family roots in Wuhua Guangdong, China) is a prolific The Thai (or Tai) are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Superintendent ( Supt) often shortened to "Super" is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations Anthony Wong Chau-Sang (born Anthony Perry; September 2, 1961) is a Hong Kong Actor. Morse code is a Character encoding for transmitting telegraphic information using standardized sequences of short and long elements to represent the letters numerals However, Ming alerted Sam of the bust with enough time for Sam to order his minions Tsui Wai Keung (Chapman To Man-Chat) and Del Piero (Dion Lam Dik-On) to dispose of the cocaine so the police would not have any real evidence on their hands. Chapman To Man-Chat is a Hong Kong Actor, best known for specializing in comedic roles in films such as Infernal Affairs and Initial Dion Lam Dik-On is a Hong Kong action choreographer and Actor, best known for his work on the films Spider-Man 2 and The Now Wong and Sam realize that they each have moles within their respective organizations, putting them in a race against time to root out the other mole.
Later, Sam converses with Ming at a Cinema with Yan watching them. As Sam and Ming leaves, Yan tries to follow Ming but unfortunately his phone rings and he is forced to back off, thus losing his chance to bring Ming into the police department.
At the same time, Yan and Ming are both struggling with their double identity. Yan was starting to lose faith in himself as a cop after being a gangster for ten years; while Ming, on the other hand, becomes more and more used to the life of a righteous police officer and wants to erase his criminal background.
Later Yan meets SP Wong a second time on the same rooftop unaware that Ming has his subordinate, CIB Inspector B (Gordon Lam Ka-Tung) and his team tracking him down. Gordon Lam Ka-Tung is a Hong Kong Actor known for his supporting roles in Films from the likes of Andrew Lau to Johnnie To. Sam sends Keung, Del Piero and a gang of henchmen to confront him. Inspector B informs Ming and sends an OCTB squad to attempt to save Wong. Yan eventually escapes the building by taking the crane but Wong is caught by Del Piero and thrown off the roof. As Yan is about to escape, he witnesses Wong fall to his death, and is stunned. As the police close in, Keung, unaware that Yan had a meeting with Wong, evacuates him while a shootout between the police and Triads breaks out, resulting in the death of 3 Triads, one of whom is Del Piero. In the aftermaht of the gunfight, the OCTB squad arrives with Ming, Inspector B and Wong's second in command Inspector Cheung Ng (Berg Ng Ting-Yip) on the scene to remove Wong's body. Ng Ting Yip (吳廷燁 aka Berg Ng (born December 12, 1960) is a Hong Kong actor who is known for his performance as Inspector Cheung in As Keung drives away with Yan, he crashes the car, finding that he himself is wounded from the gun battle, and dies in Yan's arms.
Eventually, Ming retrieves Wong's old phone and makes contact with Yan, and together they foil a triad drug-deal with Inspector Cheung Ng who at first does not want to cooperative with the operation because of Wong's death but eventually changes his mind. The van with which Cheung and his team are using to track Sam is called off, so that Sam can drive to his warehouse, where the deal will be taking place, undisturbed. Yan, however, Morse codes the location of the warehouse to Ming, where the deal is then intercepted. As Sam tries to escape, he is eventually killed by Ming. Everything seems to work according to the plan: Yan could now return to his true identity as a police officer and Ming has successfully erased his criminal connections by eradicating Sam and his gangs. However, back at the police station, Yan discovers Ming was the mole, and leaves immediately. Ming realises what has happened, and erases Yan's identity from the police computer records. Yan spends an evening with his therapist Lee (Kelly Chen), who he was falling in love with, and sends a compact disc to Ming's wife Mary (Sammi Cheng Sau-Man) with a recording that Sam kept between himself and Ming. Kelly Chen is a Hong Kong Cantopop Singer and actress. She is also credited as Chen Huilin Wai-Lam Chan Kelly Chan and Wai Lun Chen Sammi Cheng Sau-Man is a Hong Kong Cantopop Singer and actress. The two agree to meet on the rooftop of the building where Wong was murdered earlier. Yan manages to disarm Ming and holds a gun to his head. Inspector B arrives on the scene shortly afterwards and threatens Yan.
The film ends with Yan entering a lift backwards with Ming hostage, when he is suddenly shot in the head and killed by Inspector B as he moved his head from behind Ming. Inspector B reveals that he was also a mole for the triads. He asks Ming for future protection and benefits since he is the only one who knows his true identity. As he and Ming enter the lift going down to the lobby, Ming shoots him dead thus ensuring his identity remains a secret.
The original ending climaxes with Ming identifying himself to the police as an officer, and paying homage to Yan at his funeral, where he is buried next to Superintendent Wong. A flashback reaffirms the point that Ming wished he had taken a different route in his life.
An alternate ending of Infernal Affairs was created for mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Singapore The alternate ending has Ming exit the lift to be informed by Inspector Cheung that the police force have found evidence that he was a mole. He hands them his badge and is arrested without protest. This ending was meant to please mainland officials by affirming that crime does not pay. Versions of the DVD of the film may have one or both endings. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is
Infernal Affairs did very well at the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards, beating the blockbuster Hero for the Best Film award. Sammi Cheng Sau-Man is a Hong Kong Cantopop Singer and actress. Ng Ting Yip (吳廷燁 aka Berg Ng (born December 12, 1960) is a Hong Kong actor who is known for his performance as Inspector Cheung in Dion Lam Dik-On is a Hong Kong action choreographer and Actor, best known for his work on the films Spider-Man 2 and The Edison Koon-Hei Chen is a Hong Kong -based Canadian movie actor, Rapper, singer and Pop icon. Shawn Yue Man-Lok is an actor/singer based in Hong Kong. A former model he has starred in many Cantonese movies such as Jiang Hu and Elva Hsiao, also known as Elva Siu, is a Taiwanese Mandarin pop Singer. The Hong Kong Film Awards ( HKFA;) founded in 1982, are the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong and among the most respected in China Hero ( is a 2002 Chinese Martial arts film, directed by Zhang Yimou with music by Tan Dun.
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In 2003, Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment acquired the rights for a Hollywood remake, titled The Departed, which was directed by Martin Scorsese, and stars Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson, and set in Boston, Massachusetts. The ceremony for the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 6 April, 2003 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Eric Tsang, John Not to be confused with singer and actor Andy Lau. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung ( born April 4, 1960) is a Hong Kong Alan Mak Siu-Fai ( born on January 1, 1965 in Hong Kong, is a Writer, director, Actor and producer. Felix Chong Man-Keung ( (born January 1, 1968 in Hong Kong, China) is a Hong Kong Scriptwriter, Film director Tony Leung Chiu-Wai ( born June 27, 1962) is a Cannes Film Festival and 5 times Hong Kong Film Award -winning Hong Kong Anthony Wong Chau-Sang (born Anthony Perry; September 2, 1961) is a Hong Kong Actor. The Pang Brothers are Danny Pang Fat ( and Oxide Pang Chun ( twin-brother Screenwriters and Film directors born in 1965 in Hong Eric Tsang Chi-wai, MH (born April 14, 1953 in Hong Kong with family roots in Wuhua Guangdong, China) is a prolific Chapman To Man-Chat is a Hong Kong Actor, best known for specializing in comedic roles in films such as Infernal Affairs and Initial Comfort Chan Kwong-Wing ( born June 15, 1967 in Hong Kong, is a Music composer for Hong Kong films. The Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards (Traditional Chinese 香港電影評論學會大獎 are an annual award given by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society in Hong Kong, The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards ( is a Film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan (the Republic of China) since 1962 Golden Bauhinia Awards ( is a Hong Kong film award organised by the Hong Kong Film Critics Association. William Bradley "Brad" Pitt Pitt received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his role in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys Plan B Entertainment is a Film Production company founded by Brad Grey, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. A " remake' " is a term used to described something that has been done again sometimes with better Quality, and usually with more features The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller Film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8 1970 is an American Actor and Philanthropist. Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor. John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals The Departed was released on October 6, 2006. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Infernal Affairs was incorrectly called "a Japanese film" during the 79th Academy Awards, at which The Departed won four Oscars. The 79th Academy Awards ceremony (also known as the Oscars) honoring the best in film for 2006, took place on February 25 2007 500 p "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Director Martin Scorsese corrected this in his acceptance speech for Best Director. An apology note on behalf of Warner Brothers was sent to Media Asia the following day. Media Asia Entertainment Group ( also known as Media Asia Distribution Ltd
The 2003 TVB spoof celebrating the Chinese New Year called Mo Ba To(吐氣羊眉賀新春之無霸道) and the 2004 comedy film Love is a many stupid thing(精裝追女仔2004) by Wong Jing were rewritings based on the plot of the film. Television Broadcasts Limited ( commonly known as TVB, was the first over-the-air commercial Television station in Hong Kong. A list of films produced in Hong Kong in 2004: 2004 Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor.
In Taiwan SHODA(劉裕銘) and a secondary school student Blanka(布蘭卡) cut and rearranged the original film and inserted new sound tracks to produce their videos Infernal Affairs CD pro2 and Infernal Affairs iPod on the web. The videos had many views and both producers removed their videos after received warning letters from the Group Power Workshop Limited(群體工作室), the Taiwan distributor of the film. [1]
Media Asia released a limited edition of 8 DVD set of the Infernal Affairs trilogy in an Ultimate Collectable Boxset(無間道終極珍藏DVD系列(8DVD套裝)) on December 20, 2004. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Features included an online game and 2 Chinese fictional novels of the film series by Lee Muk-Tung (李牧童)(無間道I+II小說 ISBN:9626722592 and 無間道III終極無間小說 ISBN:9626722711).
The Hi-Fi shop scene would later be recreated with additions of excerpts of the film to encourage business to join the Quality Tourism Services Scheme in Hong Kong. High fidelity or hi-fi reproduction is a term used by home stereo listeners and home audio enthusiasts ( Audiophiles to refer to high-quality reproduction The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB a Government-subvented body was founded in 2001 [2][3]