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Tartan Films are proud to
announce the release of the sensational crime drama Infernal
Affairs in the UK on February 27th. A nationwide release
on over 40 prints, this is a landmark release for one of
Asia's most successful movies ever. Winner of the Hong Kong
Film Award 2003 for Best Picture, Infernal Affairs is an
multi-layered police drama in the tradition of Heat - a human
story with a ruthless edge.
MING (Andy Lau) is a mole
in the police department. On the command of his Triad boss
SAM (Eric Tsang), he became a cop when he was merely 18.
After a decade of hard work, he has become a police sergeant
in the Criminal Intelligence Bureau. With the help of Sam
who tips him off with intelligence of his Triad rivals, Ming
manages to earn kudos from his superiors. After passing a
recent examination with flying colors, he has high hope of
being promoted to probationary inspector.
YAN (Tony Leung) is a police mole in the Triads. Recruited
before he even graduated from the police academy, he was
initiated into the Triads as a teenaged underling. During
his decade as an undercover, he has been convicted eight
times of causing bodily harm to others, jailed twice, and
sentenced to compulsory psychological counseling. As a Red
Pole, or enforcer, his immediate boss is none other than
Sam.
Leading parallel lives, Ming and Yan are feeling increasingly
trapped in their false surroundings. Wobbling in the inferno
between the living and the dead, they are desperate to find
a way out. Ming would like to sever all ties with his illegal
past and become a real cop. To do so would mean the elimination
of Sam. Yan is sick and tired of chopping people up in the
name of justice, and is striving to regain his real identity.
Only one person can help him: SUPERINTENDENT WONG (Anthony
Wong), the man who recruited him as an undercover.
Their curious paths finally cross each other
one fateful evening. During a police attempt to topple Sam’s
illegal operations, both sides realize there’s a mole
amongst themselves. A series of cat-and-mouse chases ensue,
as each side is competing to uncover their mole first. To make
things even more chaotic, Ming is finally promoted to probationary
inspector and is transferred to Internal Affairs. His first
assignment is to uncover Sam’s mole in the police department… |
