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Infernal Affairs

2002 film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak
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Summary

Infernal Affairs is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,661 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film[3], Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film[4]
  • Director: Andrew Lau[5], Alan Mak[6]
  • Screenwriter: Alan Mak[7], Felix Chong[8]
  • Composer: Chan Kwong-wing[9]
  • Genre: crime film[10], drama film[11], police film[12], thriller film[13], action film[14]
  • Cast member: Andy Lau[15], Tony Leung[16], Anthony Wong[17], Eric Tsang[18], Edison Chen[19], Shawn Yue[20], Elva Hsiao[21], Dion Lam[22], Sammi Cheng[23], Berg Ng[24], Kelly Chen[25], Chapman To[26], Gordon Lam[27], Eric Li[28]
  • Producer: Andrew Lau[29]
  • Part of the series: Infernal Affairs[30]
  • Production company: Media Asia Films[31], Basic Pictures[32]
  • Director of photography: Andrew Lau[33], Lai Yiu-fai[34]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Cantonese[35]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 7.5/10[37], 94%[38], 75/100[39]
  • Color: color[40]
  • Country of origin: Hong Kong[41]
  • Publication date: December 12, 2002[42], December 13, 2002[43], February 21, 2003[44], September 5, 2003[45], October 10, 2003[46], October 11, 2003[47], January 1, 2004[48], January 29, 2004[49], February 5, 2004[50], February 20, 2004[51], February 27, 2004[52], March 12, 2004[53], May 21, 2004[54], June 25, 2004[55]
  • Distributed by: MOKÉP[56], Netflix[57]
  • Narrative location: Hong Kong[58]
  • Official website: http://www.miramax.com/movie/infernal-affairs-wu-jian-dau[59]
  • Topic's main category: Q31064431[60]
  • Filming location: Hong Kong[61]
  • Film editor: Danny Pang Phat[62], Curran Pang[63]
  • Nominated for: International Submission to the Academy Awards[64]
  • Title: 無間道[65], Infernal Affairs[66]

Why It Matters

Infernal Affairs has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

FAQs

What awards did Infernal Affairs receive?

Honors received include Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film[3] and Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film[4].

Related Entities

Andy Lau Edison Chen film Hong Kong Netflix The Departed Tony Leung

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → The Departed, City of Damnation, Double Face +1
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    Publication date → +2002-12-12T00:00:00Z, +2002-12-13T00:00:00Z, +2003-02-21T00:00:00Z +16
    Screenwriter → Alan Mak, Felix Chong
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+97'}
    Set during recurring event → Chinese New Year
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