Infernal Affairs II
About Infernal Affairs II
In this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of the first film.
Alan Mak Siu-Fai and Andrew Lau Wai-Keung directed Infernal Affairs II, a 2003 crime thriller film. Yue Man-lok stars as 陈永仁, Edison Chen as 刘健明, Francis Ng Chun-Yu as 倪永孝, and Eric Tsang as 韩琛.
Released in October 2003, it runs 119 minutes. Written by Alan Mak Siu-Fai and Felix Chong Man-Keung. It was produced by Media Asia Films.
Members will find undercover, chinese mafia, triad, and murder in it. It streams on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and HBO Max Amazon Channel in the United States. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 492 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.
The Departed, The Heat, and Lost Highway make useful companions to Infernal Affairs II, all filed under gangster and police.