Infernal Affairs II
Original title: Mou gaan dou II
“The Birth of a Legend.”
2003 · 1 h 59 min
Andrew LauCast
Edison Chen 
Shawn Yue 
Anthony Chau-Sang Wong 
Francis Ng 
Eric Tsang 
Carina Lau
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
Infernal Affairs II (2003) is a Hong Kong action film directed by Andrew Lau. It stars Yue Man-lok, Edison Chen and Francis Ng Chun-Yu. It runs 119 minutes. It is listed here as part of the director's body of work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (21,537 votes)
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