Feb 27, 2004 infernal affairs is a gripping thriller with grandstanding drama, muscleclenching suspense and two great action leads in tony leung and andy lau. A veteran cop is sent to covertly take down a crime gang, but his assignment becomes complicated when he discovers a spy in the police department. Infernal affairs 2002 15 1h 40m crime thrillers a veteran cop goes undercover to expose a detective who leaks information to the criminal underworld. The arresting opening from directors andrew lau and alan mak, eric tsang addressing his recruits, andy laus secret mission revealed, in infernal affairs, the hong kong police thriller which was remade by martin scorsese as the departed, 2006. Hong kong movies, crime movies, gangster movies, crime dramas, dramas, thriller movies, crime thrillers. Infernal affairs unites four of hong kongs top best actor award winners andy lau, tony leung, anthony wong and. This is down to, not setpieces, gratuitous sex or violence, or ridiculous overblown budgets, but very well drawn characters that earn our sympathy, even the bad guy characters and also an. The movie was a moderate success but performed better on home video. Infernal affairs 99 movie clip im a cop 2002 hd duration. I first saw this movie in hong kong and have owned various vcd and dvd versions over the years, the english subtitles either miss entire sections of dialogue, or. Its a classic scene in which two opponents, tony leung and andy lau, meet in a stereo. Infernal affairs tv series 20182018 the movie database.
With infernal affairs, hong kong filmmakers wai keung lau and siu fai mak have successfully taken a smart script and a great cast, added some stylistic cinematography, and dualfistedly given a new twist to a formulaic genre. With andy lau, tony chiuwai leung, anthony chausang wong, eric tsang. Simply named infernal affairs, this was commissioned for hong kong television network in 2016, and is scheduled to air for three seasons the first episode has aired in hong kong on 22 january 2018, and while i cannot be certain, it seems like there are 30 episodes for. It stars tony leung hero as the hard nosed cop sent under cover to infiltrate the triad crime ring. Smart and engrossing, this is one of hong kongs better cop thrillers. On the other hand, infernal affairs is very much a hong kong movie, and hong kong movies just do things differently. Infernal affairs was made in 2002, a hong kong crime thriller directed by andrew lau and alan mak. The internal affairs departments of police forces nationwide are bastions of secrets and suspicion. Watch infernal affairs 2001 full movie free online. Released 2002, infernal affairs stars tony leung chiu wai, andy lau, anthony chausang wong, eric tsang the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of 75 out of 100 on. Jiang zi dan, a chinese police officer, is sent to hong kong to go undercover as a triad member.
Infernal affairs boasts an elaborate orchestral score of the kind rarely deployed in recent hong kong film while also engaging in the now common practice of having a pop hit not necessarily used within the film but associated with or inspired by the motion picture. The film stars tony leung chiu wai, andy lau, anthony wong chausang, eric tsang, and gordon lam katung. Infernal affairs is a series of three crimethriller films directed by andrew lau and alan mak. Janet maslin of the new york times said, internal affairs is, for the dim movie season that is traditionally january, an unusually bright light. If the rest of the hong kong film industry can create films of equal depth, intelligence, and calibre, then im sure that hong kong cinema will be around for a very, very long time. Infernal affairs internet movie firearms database guns.
A young gangster is assigned by a crime boss to enter the police academy, and a young academy graduate is spun off from the force and assigned to undercover work as a criminal. In each case, the strategy is to leave them in place for years, doing. Ten thousand buddhas monastery, sha tin, new territories, hong kong. Infernal affairs undercover cop yan leung has infiltrated the hong kong triads, but a triad mole in the police department, ming lau, has inturn smoked him out. Infernal affairs 2002 15 1h 40m crime thrillers a veteran cop goes undercover to expose a detective who leaks information to the criminal underworld, but the mole doesnt know whos tracking him. Hong kong stay up to date on the latest news, analysis, and commentary in hong kong. Hong kong movies, crime movies, gangster movies, crime dramas, dramas, thriller movies, crime. The swift and smart bullet is favoured by the triad leader wu koonyau damian lau. Leung and lau are great contrasts to each other but at the same time, also compliments each other. Dec 23, 2004 infernal affairs is about a cop who is actually a gangster, and a gangster who is actually a cop. The hong kong crime thriller infernal affairs begins with a buddhist epigram, though not a particularly memorable one something about continuous hell being the worst of the eight hells. Infernal affairs is a 2002 hong kong crime thriller film directed by andrew lau and alan mak. Browse our archives of magazine articles, interviews, and indepth essays from experts in hong kong.
Infernal affairs is a 2002 hong kong crime thriller film directed by andrew lau and alan mak and written by mak and felix chong. A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Loyalty and betrayal, with detectives caught in a web. Produced by media asia and former tvb producer tommy leung, the television sequel to the successful film franchise stars many of tvbs former artists, including gallen lo, damian lau, paul chun, bernice liu. Infernal affairs internet movie firearms database guns in. Infernal affairs stars two of hong kongs biggest stars. Infernal affairs is a 2002 hong kong crime thriller that focuses on two hong kong policemen, one who was recruited to go deep undercover into the triad organization and one who was recruited by the triads to be a mole in the police force. Given its massive boxoffice take, some might judge the film to be a victim of massive hype, and be disappointed at the. Infernal affairs 19 movie clip the bust goes bad 2002 hd duration. Internal affairs is included in the new york times guide to the best 1,000 movies ever made 2004. Infernal affairs mou gaan dou 2002 rotten tomatoes. Sep 23, 2016 the television drama version of the infernal affairs film series is currently shooting in hong kong. Infernal affairs cant escape the departeds shadow, but. Jan 01, 2000 infernal affairs undercover cop yan leung has infiltrated the hong kong triads, but a triad mole in the police department, ming lau, has inturn smoked him out.
This is of little surprise, as internal affairs is certainly one of the best films to come out of hong kong in a long time. Having lived that way for a decade, lau takes less delight in the. Mainland cid officer jiang zidan wang yang, nicknamed bullet, infiltrates a hong kong narcotics inspector. It is the first in the infernal affairs series and is followed by infernal affairs ii and infernal affairs iii. Hong kong cult movie infernal affairs to get indian remake. The drama, a reimagining of the original hong kong film, stars gallen lo, him law, bernice liu, toby leung, and derek kok in lead roles the dramas special behindthescenes footage was shot with 360.
Infernal affairs was codirected by andrew lau who worked as a cinematographer on several of wong karwais films and alan mak. Infernal affairs ii 2003 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Infernal affairs revitalised the ailing crime thriller in hong kong, and the american remake looks to do the same for the american crime thriller. Watch infernal affairs english subtitled prime video. Edison chen in infernal affairs 2002 tony chiuwai leung in infernal affairs 2002. With little actual warning, the hk copsandrobbers thriller infernal affairs destroyed all comers this past christmas season.
For his part, as the handover of hong kong to china approaches, hau plots to become involved in. When infernal affairs came out it was at the end of a very bad year for hong kong cinema, it broke box office records beating off films like harry potter and spiderman. Internal affairs 1990 stream and watch online moviefone. With laus charismatic face, he delivers his character with such decency all the while keeping a dark secret. As infernal affairs opens, ming andy lau of fulltime killer is being initiated into the criminal underworld by triad boss sam eric tsang of the accidental spy, who ends his speech to his. Infernal affairs 2002 stream and watch online moviefone. Infernal affairs iii 2003,andy,affairs,andy lau,chen,chiu,infernal,infernal affairs,infernal affairs 3,infernal affairs iii 2003,leon lai,leung,tony,trailer. Gallen lo and bernice liu play a couple in infernal affairs. The american and the chinese heads of foreign offices exchanged their views on the massive protests in hong kong before their talks at the us state department on wednesday. The english title is a word play combining the law enforcement term internal affairs with the adjective infernal.
Feb 20, 2017 infernal affairs iii 2003,andy,affairs,andy lau,chen,chiu,infernal,infernal affairs,infernal affairs 3,infernal affairs iii 2003,leon lai,leung,tony,trailer. Hong kong movies have changed a lot in the last decade and when infernal affairs came out it was a real change. The serial drama adaptation of the hong kong film infernal affairs held a press conference on thursday night. Infernal affairs is about a cop who is actually a gangster, and a gangster who is actually a cop. At over 55 million hong kong dollars, the film has gone on to become the territorys second highestgrossing local film behind shaolin soccer. Aug, 2010 tsai chins song the forgotten times features prominently in the 2002 hit hong kong film infernal affairs. Released january 10th, 1990, internal affairs stars richard gere, andy garcia, nancy travis, laurie metcalf the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr. The film is part of a twopicture deal between warner bros. It tells the story of a police officer who infiltrates a triad, and another officer secretly working for the same gang. Jan 24, 2018 simply named infernal affairs, this was commissioned for hong kong television network in 2016, and is scheduled to air for three seasons. Feb 17, 2017 infernal affairs ii 2003,eric tsang,infernal affairs 2,infernal affairs ii,affairs,trailer,tony leung,infernal,infernal affairs,infernal affairs ii 2003,mou gaan dou, edison chen, shawn yue, anthony chausang wong in this prequel to mou gaan dou 2002, chan wing yan has just become an undercover cop in the triads while lau kin ming joins the police force. In the fiercely modern, anglobalised hong kong, on asias cusp with young. Tsai chins song the forgotten times features prominently in the 2002 hit hong kong film infernal affairs.
And this time, its an adaption in hong kongwith even some returning characters. I first saw this movie in hong kong and have owned various vcd and dvd. Andrew laus hong kong gangster film infernal affairs is set for an indian remake. The same triad sends wei jun xuan as an informant into the police force, to finish what his predecessor had failed to do. Not to be confused with the 1990 american film internal affairs. Infernal affairs focuses on a police officer named chan wingyan, who goes undercover into a triad, and a triad member lau kinming, 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. Released january 10th, 1990, internal affairs stars richard gere, andy garcia, nancy travis, laurie metcalf the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of out of 100. Infernal affairs was released on december 12, 2002 to hong kong theaters to universal critical acclaim. The hong kong police begin to surround the building where the final conclusion of the film will take place. Mainland cid officer jiang zidan wang yang, nicknamed bullet, infiltrates a hong kong triad group in an attempt to investigate a crossborder drug trafficking case and encounters hong kong narcotics inspector wai chunhin him law and female officer chan yuetki cecilia so. The television drama version of the infernal affairs film series is currently shooting in hong kong.
The title of the movie is a play on both the polices department of internal affairs and the infernal. Infernal affairs original trailer turner classic movies. Infernal affairs 2002 infernal affairs is a 2002 hong kong crime thriller that focuses on two hong kong policemen, one who was recruited to go deep undercover into the triad organization and one who was recruited by the triads to be a mole in the police force. Early in the poorly named, brilliantly executed hong kong cop thriller infernal affairs, the fiancee of highranking police officer andy lau talks excitedly about her next novel, the story of a man with 28 personalities. Sep 25, 2017 the film is part of a twopicture deal between warner bros. A tightly wound thriller which centers on two hong kong police officers one a gang mole on the force and the other an undercover cop in the gang who share t.
Jan 10, 2009 the hong kong police begin to surround the building where the final conclusion of the film will take place. It is the highest ranked hong kong film on internet movie databases top 250. Jan 18, 2005 the hong kong crime thriller infernal affairs begins with a buddhist epigram, though not a particularly memorable one something about continuous hell being the worst of the eight hells. Renowned cinematographer christopher doyle served as visual. We look back at hong kongs top box office draw from 19852005, and the man who has starred in more than 150 movies. Lau kin ming andy lau, a young, loyal gangster, is ordered by his triad boss sam eric tsang to join the police force. Richard gere is peck and andy garcia is raymond avila, the investigator determined to bring peck to justice in this supercharged police thriller. Hong kong affairs are chinas internal affairs, chinese foreign minister wang yi said. This film marked a major change in hong kong cinema which for the last few years had been churning out lame comedies and action movies that were poor at best. Produced by media asia and former tvb producer tommy leung, the television sequel to the successful film franchise stars many of tvbs former artists, including gallen lo, damian lau, paul chun, bernice liu, derek kok.
Former tvb artists reunite in infernal affairs tv drama. Infernal affairs ii 2003,eric tsang,infernal affairs 2,infernal affairs ii,affairs,trailer,tony leung,infernal,infernal affairs,infernal affairs ii 2003,mou gaan dou, edison chen, shawn yue, anthony chausang wong in this prequel to mou gaan dou 2002, chan wing yan has just become an undercover cop in the triads while lau kin ming joins the police force. Having lived that way for a decade, lau takes less delight in the idea. I first saw this movie in hong kong and have owned various vcd and dvd versions over the years, the english subtitles either miss entire sections of dialogue, or are poorly translated. However the comedy is a large part of hong kong cinema, as is the gangster genre. Investigating allegations of impropriety and crime among their fellow officers, the men and women are viewed as outsiders by many police, yet few honest officers would deny that they perform a vital service. Infernal affairs is a gripping thriller with grandstanding drama, muscleclenching suspense and two great action leads in tony leung and andy lau. When going to the movies can seem like a pretty earnest business. The more the moles become involved in their undercover lives, the more issues they have to cope with. Released 2002, infernal affairs stars tony leung chiu wai, andy lau, anthony chausang wong, eric tsang the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40. I noted golden chicken was mentioned earlier, and that sums up many of the lame comedies that have recently been churned out. As infernal affairs opens, ming andy lau of fulltime killer is being initiated. The swift and smart bullet is favoured by the triad leader wu koonyau damian lau, but he is not aware that. Hong kong cult movie infernal affairs to get indian.
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