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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

Loyalty. Honor. Betrayal.

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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.

Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak from a screenplay written by Mak and Felix Chong. The film stars Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, and Eric Tsang. The film follows an undercover Hong Kong Police Force officer who infiltrates a triad and another police officer who is secretly a spy for the same triad. The film is the first in the Infernal Affairs series, followed by Infernal Affairs II and Infernal Affairs III.

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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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