Infernal Affairs
Andrew Lau et Alan Mark
10 years ago Yan and Ming were the top two students at the Hong Kong Police Academy. Today Ming is a Chinese Mafia mole working officially within the state police, and Yan is an undercover police officer who has infiltrated the Triad. They are tired of constantly playing a role, and one day they each receive orders to track the other down. But they alone know their true respective identities.
With : Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Andy Lau, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Gordon Lam, Kelly Chen
Screenplay : Felix Chong et Alan Mark
Image : Lai Yiu-Fai, Andrew Lau, Christopher Doyle
Editing : Pang Ching-Hei, Danny Pang
Music : Chan Kwong-Wing
Screenplay : Felix Chong et Alan Mark
Image : Lai Yiu-Fai, Andrew Lau, Christopher Doyle
Editing : Pang Ching-Hei, Danny Pang
Music : Chan Kwong-Wing
Production : Media Asia Films, Basic Pictures
Distribution: Tamasa
Distribution: Tamasa
A classic of Hong Kong cinema and a massive worldwide success, this impeccably written cult film, which inspired Scorsese for his Hollywood remake The Departed, has a pace which never slacks, and where every cut and slow-motion sequence has a purpose. Alternating between action scenes and more contemplative passage (the shots of the city are outstanding), this crime film is above all a character-driven film. The two complex and passionate protagonists are perceived in the development and their notions of good and evil. For the actors, the two directors could not have made a better choice with Andy Lau, an actor and singer who is worshiped in Hong Kong, and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, winner of the Best Actor Award in Cannes for In The Mood For Love in 2000.