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Overview

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Directors:
Writers:
Alan Mak (written by) and
Felix Chong (written by)
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Release Date:
1 October 2003 (Hong Kong) more
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It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. We all climb towards heaven. We all fall towards hell. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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4 wins & 11 nominations more
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(2 articles)
Red Cliff parts 1 and 2: Review
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Engrossing and intelligent prequel more (34 total)

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Also Known As:
Infernal Affairs II (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title) (Singapore: English title)
Infernal Affairs 2 (Australia)
Wu jian dao 2 (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
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Runtime:
119 min | Germany:110 min (TV version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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In the scene where Ngai Wing-Hau's lawyer leaves the family claiming, "I'm not one of you" a copy of "Noble House", James Clavell's blockbuster novel about Hong Kong, can be seen on the bookshelf behind him. more
Quotes:
Ngai Wing-Hau: My father always says "what goes around comes around." more
Movie Connections:
References The Godfather: Part II (1974) more
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LONG SKY more

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Engrossing and intelligent prequel, 12 January 2005
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Author: paulnewman2001 from Hertford, England

A loose prequel to 2002's hit Infernal Affairs, this goes back to the 1980s and '90s when the Hong Kong police force and the city's ruling triad sent undercover agents into each other's organisations.

Tony Leung and Andy Lau are missed as the supermoles (played here by young look-alikes) but directors Andrew Lau and Alan Mak have something smart up their sleeves, shifting the emphasis of the story onto the able shoulders of the pair's world-weary veteran superiors. Anthony Wong and Eric Tsang are excellent as the morally compromised cop and likable but capable capo, ageing friends who understand they stand just over the line from each other.

A knowledge of the first film helps navigate the labyrinthine plots of the dizzying opening act but once it finds its pace, it's a slick, slow-burning thriller all the way – marred only by the directors' occasional lapse into Godfather pretensions – while the backdrop of 1997's hand-over of Hong Kong is effective shorthand for the huge changes taking place within the forces of both law and disorder.

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