Infernal Affairs 2

• Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
• Eric Tsang Chi-Wai
• Francis Ng Chun-Yu
• Carina Lau Ka-Ling
• Shawn Yu Man-Lok
• Edison Chen
• Hu Jun
• Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
• Liu Kai-Chi



Story Plot (Brief) :
Infernal Affairs 2 sets the wayback machine to a full ten years before the events in Infernal Affairs 1 The film starts back in 1991. Officer Wong (Anthony Wong) is still busting triads, but his eventual nemesis Sam (Eric Tsang) is still a lowly sub-boss.

Sam is beneath the powerful Ngai family, but the family gets thrown into disarray when the head of the family (Joe Cheung) gets murdered. The hitman is no stranger to the audience: Ming, played in IA1 by Andy Lau, and here as a youngun by Edison Chen. Ming did the deed at the behest of Sam's wife Mary (Carina Lau), who takes the young guy under her wing. Meanwhile, Officer Wong and Sam actually share a minor friendship, as Wong views Sam as the lesser of the triad evils. But the hit on the elder Ngai means a power struggle could ensue�a possibility that's crushed by the quick ascent of the eldest Ngai son, Hau (Francis Ng), to the top seat in the triad.

Enter young Yan (Tony Leung in IA1, Shawn Yu in younger form). A rising cadet, he gets summarily dismissed because he's actually the half-brother of Hau. This leads to his enlistment as an undercover (outlined in the first film), and his eventual employment for the Ngai family. The problem exists: who will he be loyal to, family or the cops? The outcome here is predetermined: Wong and Sam will eventually become bitter enemies, and Ming and Yan will become diametrically opposed moles. Writers Felix Chong and Alan Mak could have taken the easy route with the situation, and crafted a similar sort of mole vs. mole action with Edison Chen and Shawn Yu standing in for Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai.


23rd Annual Hong Kong Film Awards :


• Best Original Song ("Cheung Hong", performed by Beyond)
• Nomination - Best Picture�
• Nomination - Best Director Andrew Lau Wai-Keung Alan Mak Siu-Fai
• Nomination - Best Actor Francis Ng Chun-Yu
• Nomination - Best Actress Carina Lau Ka-Ling
• Nomination - Best Supporting Actor Liu Kai-Chi
• Nomination - Best Supporting Actor Chapman To Man-Chat
• Nomination - Best Screenplay Alan Mak Siu-Fai Felix Chong Man-Keung
• Nomination - Best Cinematography Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, Ng Man-Ching)
• Nomination - Best Editing (Danny Pang Fat, Pang Ching-Hei)
• Nomination - Best Original Score (Chan Kwong-Wing)
• Nomination - Best Sound Effects (Kinson Tsang King-Cheung)

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