Infernal Affairs (2002)

Directed by Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung · Cinematography by Lai Yiu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

R101 min61 frames

DramaActionThrillerCrime

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What is Infernal Affairs about?

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

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Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of Infernal Affairs leans on medium shots (39% of the sample) and wide compositions (26%). Cinematographer Lai Yiu-Fai keeps 41% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 48% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.

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