The film had been selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards but was not nominated . Miramax Films acquired the United States distribution rights and gave it a limited US theatrical release in 2004 . Martin Scorsese successfully remade the film in 2006 as '' The Departed '' , which won the Academy Award for Best Picture . An Indian remake of the film is also in the works
76th Academy Awards
76th Academy Awards
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