Infernal Affairs

Infernal Affairs is a film hongkongais carried out by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, left the December 12th 2002.

Synopsis

Infernal Affairs depicts the history of a cop of the name of Yan (played by Tony Leung), infiltrated in the middle of the Chinese Triades and a member of the aforesaid Triads, Ming (played by Andy Lau), infiltrated in full heart of the police force.

Yan seeks to obtain enough information on Sam, the godfather of HongKong, for finally putting it in prison. He works in.liaison.with the police chief Wong, only man to know his true identity.

Ming is a man of Sam, infiltrated in the service directed by the Wong police chief. It informs Sam about all the police operations which could harm to him… With time, Wong and Sam realize both that there is undoubtedly a mole in their team… Yan and Ming will have to flush out one the other, and a play of the cat and mouse begin then…

Data sheet

Title: Infernal Affairs
original Title: Wu jian CAD (無間道)
Realization: Andrew Lau and Alan Mak
Scenario: Felix Chong and Alan Mak
Production: Andy Lau
Music: Chan Kwong-Wing
Photography: Lay Yiu-Fai, Andrew Lau and Christopher Doyle (not credited)
Assembly: Pang Ching-Hei and Danny Pang
Country of origin: HongKong
Format: Colors - 2,35:1 - SDR/Dolby DIGITAL/SDDS - 35 mm
Kind: Police officer
Lasted: 101 minutes
Comings out date: December 12th 2002 (HongKong), September 1st 2004 (France), December 8th 2004 (Belgium)

Distribution

Andy Lau : Lau Kin Ming
Tony Leung Chiu Wai: Chan Wing Yan
Anthony Wong: Wong
Eric Tsang: Sam
Kelly Chen: Dr. Lee Sum Yee
Sammi Cheng: Mary
Edison Chen : Lau Kin Ming younger
Shawn Yue: Chan Wing Yan younger
Elva Hsiao: May
Chapman To : Keung
Ng Ting Yip : Inspector Cheung
Dion Lam: Del Piero
Wan Chi Keung: Officer Leung
Fung Today Kam: The main thing of the school

Rewards

Price of the public at the time of the Far East Film Festival 2003.
Price of best film, better scenario, better realizer, better actor (Tony Leung) and male best supporting role (Anthony Wong), at the time of the Golden delicious Bauhinia Awards 2003.
Price of best film, better realizer, better actor (Tony Leung), male best supporting role (Anthony Wong) and better sound effects (Kinson Tsang), at the time of the Golden delicious Horse Film Festival 2003.
Price of best film, better realizer, better scenario, better assembly, better actor (Tony Leung), male best supporting role (Anthony Wong) and better song (Ronald Ng, for Infernal Affairs ), at the time of the HongKong Film Awards 2003.
Price of the best actor (Anthony Wong) and price of film of the merit, at the time of the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards 2003.
Price of best foreign film at the time of the Blue Ribbon Awards 2004.
Nomination at the price of the best actor (Tony Leung) and male best supporting role (Anthony Wong), at the time of the Chlotrudis Awards 2005.