Infernal Affairs (2002)
Loyalty. Honor. Betrayal.
Genre : Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Runtime : 1H 41M
Director : Alan Mak, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Writer : Felix Chong Man-keung, Alan Mak
Synopsis
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