Infernal Affairs II (2003)
"Mou gaan dou II" (original title)

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. Both the triads and the police find an enemy in a rival crime boss.

Directors:

Wai-keung Lau, Alan Mak

Writers:

Alan Mak, Felix Chong,

Stars:

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Francis Ng, Edison Chen

4 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang	...	Inspector Wong Chi Shing (as Anthony Wong)
Eric Tsang	...	Hon Sam
Carina Lau	...	Mary Hon
Francis Ng	...	Ngai Wing Hau
Edison Chen	...	Officer Lau Kin Ming
Shawn Yue	...	Chan Wing Yan
Jun Hu	...	SP Luk (as Hu Jun)
Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung	...	Kwun (as Joe Cheung)
Henry Fong	...	Gandhi (as Fong Ping)
Peter Ngor	...	Negro
Arthur Wong	...	Wah
Teddy Chan	...	Ching
Chung-yue Chiu	...	Mary (as Yu Chiu)
Phorjeat Keanpetch	...	Sunny
Shipin Ye	...	Socialites (as Ye Shi Pin)

Storyline

In the prequel of Infernal Affairs. Chan Wing Yan has been expelled from police academy in cause of his relatives to the triad. Now SP Wong give him a chance to undercover the triad family controlled by his half brother Hau. Besides of Ming. He has been ordered to killed Hau father and infiltrated the police department. The story get complicated when Wong's related to Hau father's dead. The avenge is begin when Mary. Sam's wife is the hit order. Now everything is complicated and related

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Plot Keywords:

prequel | police academy | gangster | organized crime | shot in the forehead | 

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Taglines:

The Birth Of A Legend (Yi Ge Chuan Qi De Dan Shen)

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Hong Kong China Singapore

Language:

Cantonese English Mandarin Thai

Release Date:

1 October 2003 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Infernal Affairs II

Company Credits

Production Co:

Media Asia Films, Mediacorp Raintree Pictures, Eastern Dragon Film Co. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min 110 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The line that SP Wong says, "Evil prevails. Only the good die young," is a simplified translation of what he actually says in Cantonese which is an old Chinese saying.

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Quotes

SP Wong: Evil prevails. Only the good die young.

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Connections

Remade as The Departed (2006)

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Soundtracks

"BLACK HAWK"
Composed by Kwong Wing Chan
Lyrics by Gabor Gombai
Performed by Hungarian Choir
OP: Click Music Ltd.

User Reviews

Everything you didn't need to know that badly

What a tangled web a studio can weave when they realize they desperately need to make some money off of a sequel to a film that didn't need one. That's not to say that this is bad, but it would strike me as an ordinary film even if I hadn't seen the extraordinary film that came before. This "sequel," despite the number, is actually a prequel, but it doesn't so much fill in the blanks as muddy up the waters; it's often confusing, it's not always clear if some of the new backstory really squares with the depictions we saw in the first one, and some of the more glaring questions are left unanswered (possibly for film number three). The young replacements the mole characters, previously played by Tony Leung and Andy Lau, are certainly not up to the task. Thankfully, the movie works because Anthony Wong and Eric Tsang reprise their roles as the respective cop and mob boss, and it is quite interesting to learn about a relationship between them that, from what I recall, was far from obvious before. I certainly wouldn't recommend watching this before the first one, despite the chronology, but I imagine it is worth satisfying the likely thirst for more that you will most likely have after watching the previous film.