"The Departed" October 6th, 2006

In theatres October 6, 2006
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Vera Farmiga, Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Anderson, Ray Winstone, etc.

Criminals or Cops...
When you're facing a loaded gun.
What's the difference?

Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Boston State Police department and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and the moles are dispatched to find out their enemy's identities.

"The Departed" is actually based on Hong Kong's 2002 thriller "Infernal Affairs". The film is not a remake of that film, but inspired by "Infernal Affairs". The storyline is very similar. An undercover cop working as a mole in the triads, and a cop from the police department working for the triads. Hopefully, "The Departed" will interest audience viewers with its Hollywood cast. The HK film grossed over 55 million HKD in Christmas of 2002. The cast for "Infernal Affairs" just screams attention. Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Andy Lau alone can capture millions of people from around Asia, nevertheless, having Anthony Wong Chau Sang and Eric Tsang act by their side. The film also features other Asian superstars like Sammi Cheng, Kelly Chen, Edison Chen, and Shawn Yue.

[This is the famous rooftop scene where Tony Leung (holding gun) finds out that Andy Lau is the mole from the police department working for the triads.]

"Infernal Affairs" swept the Asian Film Awards winning awards like Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound Effects, as well as the Audience Choice Award. "Infernal Affairs" turned into a box office blockbuster that re-wrote HK's movie history.

Awards:

Best 100 Chinese Films Winner (22nd Annual Hong Kong Film Awards - Best 100 Chinese Films 2005)
Best Film Winner (Hong Kong Films Awards 2003)
Best Director Winner, Lau Wai Keung, Alan Mak (Hong Kong Films Awards 2003)
Best Screenplay Winner, Alan Mak (Hong Kong Films Awards 2003)
Best Actor Winner, Tony Leung (Hong Kong Films Awards 2003)
Best Supporting Actor Winner, Anthony Wong (Hong Kong Films Awards 2003)
Best Film Editing Winner, Danny Peng (Hong Kong Films Awards 2003)
Best Original Film Song Winner, Andy Lau, Tony Leung (Hong Kong Films Awards 2003)
Best Picture Winner (Taipei 40th Annual Golden Horse Film Festival 2003)
Best Director Winner, Lau Wai Keung, Alan Mak (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2003)
Best Leading Actor Winner, Tony Leung (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2003)
Best Supporting Actor Winner, Anthony Wong (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2003)
Best Sound Effects Winner (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2003)
Audience Choice Award Winner (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2003)


"Infernal Affairs" is one of my favourite movies of all time. Here is a scrapbook I made, as well as the trilogy DVDs of "Infernal Affairs".