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Nov 15, 2022 · The Infernal Affairs trilogy itself is a brilliant example of this cultural cross-pollination at work.Its elaborate machinations hark back to various 1980s Hong Kong crime classics, including John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow and The Killer and Ringo Lam’s City on Fire—all rife with the kinds of moral ambiguities that would become increasingly difficult to forge in the more censorious post-1997-handover Hong Kong industry.
Nov 15, 2022 · The Hong Kong crime drama was jolted to new life with the release of the Infernal Affairs trilogy, a bracing, explosively stylish critical and commercial triumph that introduced a dazzling level of narrative and thematic complexity to the genre with its gripping saga of two rival moles—played by superstars Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah—who navigate slippery moral choices as they move between the intersecting territories of Hong Kong’s police force and its criminal underworld.
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Sep 28, 2022 · “Infernal Affairs” (2002) directors Alan Mak and Andrew Lau use gang wars, police surveillance and political history to examine identity crises in the new millennium. Beneath the many rivalries, layers of deceit and hidden loyalties is a tragic, psychological portrait of two men: Chen Wing Yan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Lau Kin Ming (Andy Lau).
Dec 23, 2004 · "Infernal Affairs" is about a cop who is actually a gangster, and a gangster who is actually a cop. Early scenes show them being put into deep cover: 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 their jobs as well as possible, so they can rise in the ranks and become invaluable as moles.
Dec 12, 2003 · Infernal Affairs III: Directed by Andrew Lau, Alan Mak. With Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Andy Lau, Leon Lai, Daoming Chen. Months after the events of the original film, Ming suspects a police superintendent as being a new mole for the triads, while years earlier, Yan embarks on his first mission.
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Oct 20, 2022 · Friday, October 14 - Thursday, October 20, 2022. Hong Kong filmmakers Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak’s thrilling trilogy are on screen in beautiful new 4K restorations. In INFERNAL AFFAIRS (2002), two of Hong Kong cinema’s most iconic leading men, Tony Leung and Andy Lau, face off in the breathtaking thriller that revitalized the city ...
