Infernal Affairs (2002)
A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.
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Inspector Lau Kin Ming -
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Hon Sam -
Dr. Lee Sum Yee -
Mary -
Young Lau Kin Ming -
Young Chan Wing Yan -
May -
Tsui Wai-keung -
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Del Piero -
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Cadet School Principal
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Andrew Lau , Alan MakWriters:
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The English title is a play on words mixing Ming's job in the IA, the infernal nature of both characters' double lives, and finally Dante's Inferno, relating to the original Cantonese title.
Quotes
Chan Wing Yan:
Should I salute you?
Lau Kin Ming:
No, don't. How long have you been an undercover?
Chan Wing Yan:
I've followed Sam for 3 years; I had several other bosses before. All together, it's been 10 years
Lau Kin Ming:
10 years? I should salute you, instead.
Chan Wing Yan:
I just want an identity. I want to be a ...
Goofs
Changes in the time on the clock in the living room when the cop is listening to the CD that's been dropped off for him.
Alternate Versions
For the Chinese version an alternate ("politically correct") ending was used. In it, Lau gets arrested when he leaves the elevator.
Soundtracks
Infernal AffairsComposed & Arranged by Ronald Ng
Performed by Andy Lau and Tony Chiu-Wai Leung (as Tony Leung)
Produced by Ronald Ng and Kwok-Leung Chan
O.P. BMG Music Publishing Hong Kong, Ltd./Catchy Music Publishing, Ltd.
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Genres
Crime | Drama | Mystery | ThrillerDetails
Release Date:
12 December 2002Language
Cantonese, English, Thai
Country of Origin
Hong KongFilming Locations
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, ChinaBox Office
Budget:
$6,428,966 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$25,680 26 September 2004
Gross USA:
$169,659
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$8,836,958
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