When infernal affairs came out it was at the end of a very bad year for hong kong cinema, it broke box office records beating off films like harry potter and spiderman. The american and the chinese heads of foreign offices exchanged their views on the massive protests in hong kong before their talks at the us state department on wednesday. The serial drama adaptation of the hong kong film infernal affairs held a press conference on thursday night. Former tvb artists reunite in tv drama infernal affairs. Infernal affairs hong kongs influential crime thriller youtube. The movie was a moderate success but performed better on home video.
Martin scorsese, director of the departed 2006, claims he was unaware that his film was a remake of this one during filming. The hong kong police begin to surround the building where the final conclusion of the film will take place. As infernal affairs opens, ming andy lau of fulltime killer is being initiated. Infernal affairs stars two of hong kong s biggest stars. Infernal affairs 19 movie clip the bust goes bad 2002 hd duration. Infernal affairs iii will not be remembered for amazing filmmaking, but those seeking hong kong cinemaand the big stars, iconic drama, and compelling twists it promisesshould be okay. If the rest of the hong kong film industry can create films of equal depth, intelligence, and calibre, then im sure that hong kong cinema will be around for a. Infernal affairs, andrew lau and alan maks 2002 crime thriller, is among the most influential hong kong films of all time, even inspiring martin. Internal affairs 1990 stream and watch online moviefone. It stands out as a remarkable addition to the infernal affairs universe, showcasing the best of hong kong police drama. Secretary of state mike pompeo is blackmailing the hong kong government with the hong kong human rights and democracy act and that washingtons recent actions amount to blatant interference on chinas internal affairs.
This is of little surprise, as internal affairs is certainly one of the best films to come out of hong kong in a long time. Hong kong movies, crime movies, gangster movies, crime dramas, dramas, thriller movies, crime. Hong kong affairs are chinas internal affairs, chinese foreign minister wang yi said. Infernal affairs cant escape the departeds shadow, but. Infernal affairs is a series of three crime thriller films directed by andrew lau and alan mak, starring andy lau and tony leung. Infernal affairs mou gaan dou 2002 rotten tomatoes. Watch and download infernal affairs with english sub in high quality.
With little actual warning, the hk copsandrobbers thriller infernal affairs destroyed all comers this past christmas season. Infernal affairs undercover cop yan leung has infiltrated the hong kong triads, but a triad mole in the police department, ming lau, has inturn smoked him out. Internal affairs is included in the new york times guide to the best 1,000 movies ever made 2004. A veteran cop is sent to covertly take down a crime gang, but his assignment becomes complicated when he discovers a spy in the police department. The same triad sends wei jun xuan as an informant into the. Infernal affairs original trailer turner classic movies. A young gangster is assigned by a crime boss to enter the police academy, and a young academy graduate is spun off from the force and assigned to undercover work as a criminal. Infernal affairs script transcript from the screenplay. At over 55 million hong kong dollars, the film has gone on to become the territorys second highestgrossing local film behind shaolin soccer.
Released january 10th, 1990, internal affairs stars richard gere, andy garcia, nancy travis, laurie metcalf the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of out of 100. Infernal affairs is about a cop who is actually a gangster, and a gangster who is actually a cop. A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. It tells the story of a police officer who infiltrates the triads, and a police officer secretly working for the same gang.
Ten thousand buddhas monastery, sha tin, new territories, hong kong, china see more. In each case, the strategy is to leave them in place for years, doing. Various formats from 240p to 720p hd or even 1080p. Gallen lo and bernice liu play a couple in infernal affairs. Infernal affairs tv series is the first television adaptation. This film marked a major change in hong kong cinema which for the last few years had been churning out lame comedies and action movies that were poor at best. Raymond avila, a cop who just joined the internal affairs division of the l. Internal affairs is a deliciously twisted thriller from hong kong.
With laus charismatic face, he delivers his character with such decency all the while keeping a dark secret. Chan wing yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there. The title of the movie is a play on both the polices department of internal affairs and the infernal affairs of hell. Eric tsang addressing his recruits, andy laus secret mission revealed, in infernal affairs, the hong kong police thriller which was remade by martin scorsese as the. Infernal affairs 2002 stream and watch online moviefone.
Internal affairs 1990 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Infernal affairs 2002 15 1h 40m gangster films a veteran cop goes undercover to expose a detective who leaks information to the criminal underworld, but the mole doesnt know whos tracking him. Infernal affairs iii 2003,andy,affairs,andy lau,chen,chiu,infernal,infernal affairs,infernal affairs 3,infernal affairs iii 2003,leon lai,leung,tony,trailer. Watch infernal affairs english subtitled prime video. Read on for the four reasons you need to catch up with the series. They became members of an internal affairs investigation team for the police and they try to dig up the truth on who is behind the tragic affair. Watch full episode of infernal affairs hong kong drama. I have all 3 movies in this series, and i recommend them highly to anyone. Smart and engrossing, this is one of hong kongs better cop thrillers. Released 2002, infernal affairs stars tony leung chiu wai, andy lau, anthony chausang wong, eric tsang the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of 75 out of 100 on. Infernal affairs ii 2003,eric tsang,infernal affairs 2,infernal affairs ii,affairs,trailer,tony leung,infernal,infernal affairs,infernal affairs ii 2003,mou gaan dou, edison chen, shawn yue, anthony chausang wong in this prequel to mou gaan dou 2002, chan wing yan has just become an undercover cop in the triads while lau kin ming joins the police force. Janet maslin of the new york times said, internal affairs is, for the dim movie season that is traditionally january, an unusually bright light. The television drama version of the infernal affairs film series is currently shooting in hong kong.
Hong kong the united states condemned the arrests of at least 14 veteran prodemocracy activists in hong kong on charges of joining massive antigovernment protests last year, saying the police action jeopardizes a high degree of autonomy guaranteed the southern chinese city among those arrested saturday were 81yearold activist and former lawmaker martin lee and. Simply named infernal affairs, this was commissioned for hong kong television network in 2016, and is scheduled to air for three seasons the first episode has aired in hong kong on 22 january 2018, and while i cannot be certain, it seems like there are 30 episodes for its first season either. In 2007, when scorsese finally won his decadeslate oscar, it was for the departed, a remake of the 2002 hong kong crime thriller infernal affairs. Watch infernal affairs 2001 full movie free online. Finally, the infernal affairs script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring andy lau and tony leung which is soon to remade by martin scorsese starring matt damon and leonardo dicpario this script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of infernal affairs. The directors, andrew lau and alan mak, manage to convince us that we have witnessed an action movie, although in fact the quantity of violence is so minimal that, under hong kong law, infernal affairs barely qualifies as a motion picture. Infernal affairs is a 2002 hong kong crime thriller film directed by andrew lau and alan mak and written by mak and felix chong. Infernal affairs a highconcept, riveting police drama, in which two hong kong cops each informing for the other side find their destinies inextricably intertwined, infernal affairs holds its. The drama, a reimagining of the original hong kong film, stars gallen lo, him law, bernice liu, toby leung, and derek kok in lead roles the dramas special behindthescenes footage was shot with 360 degree.
We look back at hong kong s top box office draw from 19852005, and the man who has starred in more than 150 movies. Infernal affairs is a gripping thriller with grandstanding drama, muscleclenching suspense and two great action leads in tony leung and andy lau. It is important that you pay attention when the mugshots are taken early on in the film for here the two young men morph into the older men played by the luscious andy lau and the charming tony leung. It tells the story of a police officer who infiltrates a triad, and another officer secretly working for the same gang. The lives of do chi gwang, kim young koon, and han tae joo were destroyed by a tragic affair. Jiang zi dan, a chinese police officer, is sent to hong kong to go undercover as a triad member. English subtitle jav mom will be your first ayumi shinoda full length hd at. As infernal affairs opens, ming andy lau of full time killer is being initiated into the criminal underworld by triad boss sam eric tsang of the accidental spy, who ends his speech to his. I noted golden chicken was mentioned earlier, and that sums up many of the lame comedies that have recently been churned out. And this time, its an adaption in hong kong with even some returning characters. Infernal affairs 2002 original trailer hd 1080p youtube.
Lau kin ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Mainland cid officer jiang zidan wang yang, nicknamed bullet, infiltrates a hong kong triad group in an attempt to investigate a crossborder drug trafficking case and encounters hong kong narcotics inspector wai chunhin him law and female officer chan yuetki cecilia so. The swift and smart bullet is favoured by the triad leader wu koonyau damian lau, but he is not aware. Henry s full house 1952 movie clip the gift of the magi the first scene for the stars of the last story. With andy lau, tony chiuwai leung, anthony chausang wong, eric tsang. Loyalty and betrayal, with detectives caught in a web. Tony chiuwai leung in infernal affairs 2002 infernal affairs 2002 kelly chen. The original trailer in hd with english subs of infernal affairs directed by andrew lau, alan mak and starring andy lau, tony chiuwai leung. Some of hong kongs finest stars and character actors are present in this film and convincingly display why they are so highly regarded. Hong kong movies have changed a lot in the last decade and when infernal affairs came out it was a real change.
Leung and lau are great contrasts to each other but at the same time, also compliments each other. Produced by media asia and former tvb producer tommy leung, the television sequel to the successful film franchise stars many of tvbs former artists, including gallen lo, damian lau, paul chun, bernice liu, derek kok. Trailer for andrew lau and alan maks film starring tony leung chiu wai, andy lau, anthony wong chausang, eric tsang, kelly chen. Movie info as infernal affairs opens, ming andy lau of fulltime killer is being initiated into the criminal underworld by triad boss sam eric tsang of the accidental spy, who ends his speech. Having lived that way for a decade, lau takes less delight in the idea. Im a movie buff, and i have a personal critera for favorite movies.
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