Infernal Affairs (film series)
| Infernal Affairs film series | |
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Infernal Affairs trilogy Hong Kong Blu-ray box set
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| Traditional | 無間道系列 |
| Simplified | 无间道系列 |
| Mandarin | Wú Jiān Dào Xì Liè |
| Cantonese | Mou4 Gaan3 Dou6 Hai6 Lit6 |
| Directed by |
Andrew Lau Alan Mak |
| Produced by | Andrew Lau |
| Written by |
Felix Chong Alan Mak |
| Starring |
Andy Lau Tony Leung Anthony Wong Eric Tsang Leon Lai Francis Ng Chen Daoming Edison Chen Shawn Yue Chapman To Kelly Chen Sammi Cheng Carina Lau Hu Jun Gordon Lam Liu Kai-chi Berg Ng Wan Chi-keung |
| Music by | Chan Kwong-wing |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lau Lai Yiu-fai Ng Man Ching |
| Edited by |
Danny Pang Curran Pang |
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| Distributed by | Media Asia Distributions |
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Release date
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2002-2003 |
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Running time
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338 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | 110,202,213 HKD |
Infernal Affairs is a series of three crime-thriller films directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung. It tells the story of a police officer who infiltrates the triads, and a police officer secretly working for the same gang. The Chinese title means "the non-stop way", a reference to Avici, the lowest level of hell in Buddhism. The English title is a word play combining the law enforcement term "internal affairs" with the adjective 'infernal'.
Infernal Affairs unites four of Hong Kong's top Best Actor award winners (Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong and Eric Tsang) which have led to public anticipation before release. The film's clever layout, compact plot, wonderful acting of the cast, excellent photography and music as well as popular dialogues are the main reasons that the first film won numerous awards and grossing over HK$50 million Hong Kong box office.
Infernal Affairs focuses on a police officer named Chan Wing-yan (Tony Leung), who goes undercover into a triad, and a triad member Lau Kin-ming (Andy Lau), who infiltrates the Hong Kong Police Force. Each mole has been planted by the rival organisation to gain an advantage in intelligence over the other side. The more the moles become involved in their undercover lives, the more issues they have to cope with.
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