Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong action thriller film co-directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. Jointly written by Mak and Felix Chong, it stars Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen. The film follows an undercover Hong Kong Police Force officer who infiltrates a Triad, and another officer who is secretly a spy for the same Triad. It is the first in the Infernal Affairs series and is followed by Infernal Affairs II and Infernal Affairs III.
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| Traditional Chinese | 無間道 |
| Simplified Chinese | 无间道 |
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| Produced by | Andrew Lau |
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| Music by | Chan Kwong-wing |
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| Distributed by | Media Asia Distribution |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin |
| Budget | US$6.4 million |
| Box office | HK$55.1 million |
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| Literal meaning | "Unceasing Path" | ||||||||||
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The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards but was not nominated. Miramax Films acquired the United States distribution rights and gave it a limited US theatrical release in 2004. Martin Scorsese remade the film in 2006 as The Departed, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture as well as Academy Award for Best Director, Scorsese's first and only Oscar in his career, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
A 4K remaster of the Infernal Affairs trilogy was released on 12 December 2022, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Infernal Affairs.