The Hong Kong crime drama was jolted to new life with the release of the Infernal Affairs trilogy, a bracing, explosively stylish critical and commercial triumph that introduced a dazzling level of narrative and thematic complexity to the genre with its gripping saga of two rival moles—played by superstars Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah—who navigate slippery moral choices as they move between the intersecting territories of Hong Kong’s police force and its criminal underworld. Set during the uncertainty of the city-state’s handover from Britain to China and steeped in Buddhist philosophy, these ingeniously crafted tales of self-deception and betrayal mirror Hong Kong’s own fractured identity and the psychic schisms of life in a postcolonial purgatory.
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Infernal Affairs
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Infernal Affairs II
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Infernal Affairs III
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- Audio commentary for Infernal Affairs featuring codirectors Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak and screenwriter Felix Chong, along with actors Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Eric Tsang, and Anthony Wong
- Alternate ending for Infernal Affairs
- New interview with Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak
- Hong Kong Noir: New program by filmmaker Yves Montmayeur and featuring interviews with Alan Mak, Felix Chong, and Peter Tsi, director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival
- Making-of featurette for Infernal Affairs
- Confidential File: Behind-the-scenes footage from Infernal Affairs
- Outtakes from Infernal Affairs
- Trailer for Infernal Affairs
- Supercut Trailer
- Audio commentary for Infernal Affairs II featuring codirectors Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak and screenwriter Felix Chong, along with actors Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Carina Lau, Edison Chen, Shawn Yue, Hu Jun, Francis Ng, and Chapman To Man-chat
- Making-of featurette for Infernal Affairs II
- Confidential File: Behind-the-scenes footage from Infernal Affairs II
- Deleted Scenes for Infernal Affairs II
- Bloopers from Infernal Affairs II
- Trailer for Infernal Affairs II
- Archival interviews with Andrew Lau Wai-keung, Alan Mak, Felix Chong, and actors Anthony Wong, Kelly Chen, and Chapman To Man-chat
- Making-of featurette for Infernal Affairs III
- Trailer for Infernal Affairs III
- An essay by film critic Justin Chang