Exciting thriller, and huge box-office hit in Hong Kong, “Infernal affairs” is about two undercover agents, on opposing sides of the law, who are each charged with ferreting the other out. Tony Leung and Andy Lau star as the two double agents conflicted by loyalty, duty and honour to the men they are entrusted to bring down. With Christopher Doyle (regular DOP to Wong Kar-Wai) serving as visual consultant the film has real flair showing a glorious steely city life, all glinting exteriors and reflected surfaces, providing an apt metaphor for the protagonists’ dilemmas.
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ACMI Identifier
319007
Languages
Chinese
Chinese
English
Audience classification
M (15+)
Subject categories
Action & Adventure → Action films
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Undercover operations
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Crime films
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Gangster films
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Police films
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Thrillers
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Drug traffic
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Drug traffic - Investigation
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Police
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Undercover operations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethics
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Undercover operations
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Betrayal - Drama
Feature films → Feature films - Hong Kong
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cocaine
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Identity (Psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)