Infernal Affairs
Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak • 2002 • Hong Kong
Starring Andy Lau Tak-wah, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-sang
Two of Hong Kong cinema’s most iconic leading men, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah, face off in the breathtaking thriller that revitalized the city-state’s twenty-first-century film industry, launched a blockbuster franchise, and inspired Martin Scorsese’s THE DEPARTED. The setup is diabolical in its simplicity: two undercover moles—a police officer (Leung) assigned to infiltrate a ruthless triad by posing as a gangster, and a gangster (Lau) who becomes a police officer in order to serve as a spy for the underworld—find themselves locked in a deadly game of cat and mouse, each racing against time to unmask the other. As the shifting loyalties, murky moral compromises, and deadly betrayals mount, INFERNAL AFFAIRS raises haunting questions about what it means to live a double life, lost in a labyrinth of conflicting identities and allegiances.
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Infernal Affairs
Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak • 2002 • Hong Kong
Starring Andy Lau Tak-wah, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-sangTwo of Hong Kong cinema’s most iconic leading men, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah, face off in the breathtaking thriller that revitalized the city-sta...
Extras
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INFERNAL AFFAIRS Commentary
This commentary track, recorded in Hong Kong, features directors Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak and screenwriter Felix Chong Man-keung.
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INFERNAL AFFAIRS Alternate Ending
For the film’s theatrical release in mainland China, the INFERNAL AFFAIRS team shot this alternate ending in order to comply with the regulations of the Chinese State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television, which bar films “propagating obscenity, gambling or violence, or abetting to commit...
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Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak on INFERNAL AFFAIRS
In this conversation, recorded in Hong Kong in July 2022, directors Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak reflect on the twenty-year legacy of their groundbreaking INFERNAL AFFAIRS trilogy.
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Hong Kong Noir
In 2007, filmmaker Yves Montmayeur interviewed screenwriter Felix Chong Man-keung, director Alan Mak, and Hong Kong International Film Festival director Peter Tsi about the cultural context in which INFERNAL AFFAIRS was made.
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Making Of INFERNAL AFFAIRS
In this program from around the time of INFERNAL AFFAIRS’ production, members of the cast and crew, including directors Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak and actors Andrew Lau Tak-wah and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, discuss the film’s characters and narrative.
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INFERNAL AFFAIRS Behind the Scenes
This program shows behind-the-scenes footage of on-location shoots for INFERNAL AFFAIRS, as well as glimpses of the sets between takes and the reocrding of the film’s theme song by actors Andy Lau Tak-wah and Tony Leung Chiu-wai.
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INFERNAL AFFAIRS Outtakes
This program contains raw footage of outtakes from INFERNAL AFFAIRS.
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INFERNAL AFFAIRS Supercut Trailer
