Infernal Affairs (film series)

Infernal Affairs film series
Infernal Affairs trilogy Hong Kong Blu-ray box set
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese無間道系列
Simplified Chinese无间道系列
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Jiān Dào Xì Liè
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingMou4 Gaan3 Dou6 Hai6 Lit6
Directed by
Written byFelix Chong
Alan Mak
Produced byAndrew Lau
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byChan Kwong-wing
Production
companies
Distributed byMedia Asia Distributions
Release date
2002–2003
Running time
338 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box office110,202,213 HKD

Infernal Affairs is a series of three crime-action films directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung. It tells the story of a police officer who infiltrates the triads, and a police officer secretly working for the same gang. The Chinese title means "the non-stop way", a reference to Avici, the lowest level of hell in Buddhism. The English title is a word play combining the law enforcement term "internal affairs" with the adjective "infernal". The Criterion Collection released the trilogy as a box set on November 15, 2022.