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Infernal Affairs
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R,1hr 41min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
September 24, 2004
Directors:
Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
Distributor:
Miramax
Starring:
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Andy Lau Tak-wah, Andy Lau  ...more
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Josh Ralske
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By the standards of the typical Hong Kong police thriller, Infernal Affairs is unusually low-key and thoughtful. Beautifully shot, well acted, and tightly edited, the film is a flawed, but acceptably psychologically taut and genuinely suspenseful portrait of two violent men struggling with their own worth as they work to ingratiate themselves to those they are duty-bound to destroy. Fans of Hong Kong ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Chan Wing-yan, Chan Wing Yan
Andy Lau Tak-wah
Lau Kin Ming
Andy Lau
Insp. Lau Kin-ming
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
SP Wong
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