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Set during the uncertainty of the city-state’s handover from Britain to China and steeped in Buddhist philosophy, these ingeniously crafted tales of self-deception and betrayal mirror Hong Kong’s own fractured identity and the psychic schisms of life in a postcolonial purgatory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfernal Affairs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo of Hong Kong cinema’s most iconic leading men, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah, face off in the breathtaking thriller that revitalized the city-state’s twenty-first-century film industry, launched a blockbuster franchise, and inspired Martin Scorsese’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Departed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The setup is diabolical in its simplicity: two undercover moles—a police officer (Leung) assigned to infiltrate a ruthless triad by posing as a gangster, and a gangster (Lau) who becomes a police officer in order to serve as a spy for the underworld—find themselves locked in a deadly game of cat and mouse, each racing against time to unmask the other. As the shifting loyalties, murky moral compromises, and deadly betrayals mount, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInfernal Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e raises haunting questions about what it means to live a double life, lost in a labyrinth of conflicting identities and allegiances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfernal Affairs II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first of two sequels to follow in the wake of the massively successful \u003cem\u003eInfernal Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e softens the original’s furious pulp punch in favor of something more sweeping, elegiac, and overtly political. Flashing back in time,\u003cem\u003e Infernal Affairs II\u003c\/em\u003e traces the tangled parallel histories that bind the trilogy’s two pairs of adversaries: the young, dueling moles (here played by Edison Chen Koon-hei and Shawn Yue Man-lok), and the ascendant crime boss (Eric Tsang Chi-wai) and police inspector (Anthony Wong Chau-sang) whose respective rises reveal a shocking hidden connection. Unfolding against the political and psychological upheaval of Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China, this elegant, character-driven crime drama powerfully connects its themes of split loyalties to the city-state’s own postcolonial identity crisis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfernal Affairs III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah return for the cathartic conclusion of the \u003cem\u003eInfernal Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy, which layers on even more deep-cover intrigue while steering the series into increasingly complex psychological territory. Dancing back and forth in time to before and after the events of the original film, \u003cem\u003eInfernal Affairs III\u003c\/em\u003e follows triad gangster turned corrupt cop Lau Kin-ming (Lau) as he goes to dangerous lengths to avoid detection, matches wits with a devious rival in the force (Leon Lai), and finds himself haunted by the fate of his former undercover nemesis (Leung). A swirl of flashbacks, memories, and hallucinations culminates in a dreamlike merging of identities that drives home the trilogy’s vision of a world in which traditional distinctions between good and evil have all but collapsed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eDIRECTOR-APPROVED THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K digital restorations, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentaries for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInfernal Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInfernal Affairs II\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeaturing codirectors Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak and screenwriter Felix Chong Man-keung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternate ending for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInfernal Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with Lau and Mak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interviews with Lau, Mak, Chong, and actors Andy Lau Tak-wah, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Kelly Chen Wai-lam, Edison Chen Koon-hei, Eric Tsang Chi-wai, and Chapman To Man-chak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking-of programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBehind-the-scenes footage, deleted scenes, and outtakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew English subtitle translations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by film critic Justin Chang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by Tori Huynh\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Unobstructed View","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42290860294344,"sku":"CC3418BD","price":132.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/products\/infernalaffairstrilbd.jpg?v=1662517810","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/infernal-affairs-trilogy-the-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}