Film Screening “Infernal Affairs”

Fri 23 Sep 2016, 7.30 pm
TPD

From TPD:

In the 3rd week of Hong Kong crime film month, you are invited to the screening “Infernal affairs” directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. Original language with Vietnamese subtitles.

INFERNAL AFFAIRS is a 2002 Hong Kong crime-thriller film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It tells the story of an undercover police officer who infiltrates a triad, and a triad member installed by his boss to the Internal Affairs department of the Hong Kong police.

The Chinese title means “The Unceasing Path”, a reference to Avici, the lowest level of Hell in Buddhism, where one endures suffering incessantly. The English title is a word play, combining the law enforcement term “internal affairs” with the adjective “infernal”. The English title is both a phonetic pun and – like the Chinese title – an allusion to a place or condition of eternal suffering.

INFERNAL AFFAIRS was followed by ‘Infernal Affairs II’ and ‘Infernal Affairs III’.
Pre-release publicity focused on its star-studded cast (Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Kelly Chen and Sammi Cheng), although the film also received critical acclaim for its original plot and its concise and swift storytelling style.

INFERNAL AFFAIRS was remade by Martin Scorsese in 2006 as ‘The Departed’, which went on to win several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. [Wikipedia]

Entry: 20,000 VND (donation for TPD’s fund for movie talents)

Watch the film’s trailer here:

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