No I didn't misspell the title. It is indeed Infernal as in heat. Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong film that was the basis for the 2006 Oscar winning film The Departed. The movies tell the same story though Infernal Affairs is much shorter and stripped down. The Departed has a couple of sub-plots that I realize now are extraneous. And viewing this movie strengthens my conviction that Scorsese's Best Director was really a (richly deserved) Lifetime Achievement Award.
But back to the original. If you have seen The Departed, you know the story. Two moles, one inside the police working for the mob, one inside the mob working for the police. They play a thrilling cat-and-mouse each trying to discover the identity of the other without being found themselves.
Recommended if you liked The Departed and want to see the source. Or if you like Hong Kong cinema which I think this movie might lead me into. So, another victory for the Mind-Broadening List.
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