7.7 Score

2003 • 1h 59min • Not Rated • Action, Thriller, Crime

Infernal Affairs II

"The Birth of a Legend."

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.

IMDb 7.2

RT 75%

Director

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Writers

Alan Mak Siu-Fai

Felix Chong Man-Keung

Composer

Comfort Chan

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Shawn Yue

Chan Wing Yan

Edison Chen

Lau Kin Ming

Francis Ng Chun-Yu

Ngai Wing Hau

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Hon Sam

Carina Lau

Mary Hon

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Wong Chi Shing

Hu Jun

Luk Kai Cheung

Andrew Lin Hoi

Ngai Wing Chung

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Edison Chen Lau Kin Ming

Francis Ng Chun-Yu Ngai Wing Hau

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai Hon Sam

Carina Lau Mary Hon

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Wong Chi Shing

Hu Jun Luk Kai Cheung

Andrew Lin Hoi Ngai Wing Chung

Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung Law Kai Yin

Liu Kai-Chi Uncle John

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Kelly Fu May

Henry Fong Ping Gandhi

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