Infernal Affairs II
November 4 - 6, 2022
In this prequel to the original, a rebel policeman sets up the infiltration of triad gangs and tries bring down a corrupt cop working for the triad boss.
The first of two sequels to follow in the wake of the massive success of Infernal Affairs softens the original’s furious pulp punch in favor of something more sweeping, elegiac, and overtly political. Flashing back in time, Infernal Affairs II traces the tangled parallel histories that bind the trilogy’s two pairs of adversaries: the young, dueling moles (Edison Chen and Shawn Yue) and the ascendant crime boss (Eric Tsang) and police inspector (Anthony Wong) whose respective rises reveal a shocking hidden connection. Unfolding against the political and psychological upheaval of Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China, this elegant, character-driven crime drama powerfully connects its themes of split loyalties to the city-state’s own postcolonial identity crisis.
- Original Language Title: Mou gaan dou II
- Director: Wai-keung Lau, Alan Mak
- Principal Cast: Anthony Chau-sang Wong, Eric Tsang, Carina Lau, Francis Ng, Edison Chen
- Country: Hong Kong
- Year: 2003
- Running Time: 119 min.
- Producer: Andrew Lau
- Screenplay: Alan Mak, Felix Chong
- Cinematographers: Andrew Lau, Man-Ching Ng
- Language: Cantonese, English, Thai