[PAR] [TLE] Infernal Affairs [SEP] Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong crime-thriller film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak.  It tells the story of a police officer who infiltrates a triad, and a police officer secretly working for the same gang.  The Chinese title means ""The Unceasing Path"", a reference to Avici, the lowest level of Hell in Buddhism, where one endures suffering incessantly.  The English title is a word play, combining the law enforcement term "internal affairs" – typically the division of any law enforcement agency that would be responsible for (among other things) finding a mole – with the adjective "infernal", meant in this case as a reference not to fires or infernos in general, but specifically to the inferno of Hell ("Inferno" being the Italian word for "Hell").  Thus, the English title is both a phonetic pun and – like the Chinese title – an allusion to a place or condition of eternal suffering.  "Infernal Affairs" is the first in the Infernal Affairs series and was followed by "Infernal Affairs II" and "Infernal Affairs III". [PAR] [TLE] Basic Pictures [SEP] Basic Pictures Ltd. () is a Hong Kong production company that was established in 2002 by filmmaker Andrew Lau.  Since its establishment, the company has gone to produce film that include the "Infernal Affairs" trilogy and other films in which Lau serves as either the director or the producer.
[PAR] [TLE] Infernal Affairs [ SEP ] Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong crime - thriller film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak . It tells the story of a police officer who infiltrates a triad , and a police officer secretly working for the same gang . The Chinese title means " " The Unceasing Path " " , a reference to Avici , the lowest level of Hell in Buddhism , where one endures suffering incessantly . The English title is a word play , combining the law enforcement term " internal affairs " – typically the division of any law enforcement agency that would be responsible for ( among other things ) finding a mole – with the adjective " infernal " , meant in this case as a reference not to fires or infernos in general , but specifically to the inferno of Hell ( " Inferno " being the Italian word for " Hell " ) . Thus , the English title is both a phonetic pun and – like the Chinese title – an allusion to a place or condition of eternal suffering . " Infernal Affairs " is the first in the Infernal Affairs series and was followed by " Infernal Affairs II " and " Infernal Affairs III " . [PAR] [TLE] Basic Pictures [ SEP ] Basic Pictures Ltd. ( ) is a Hong Kong production company that was established in 2002 by filmmaker Andrew Lau . Since its establishment , the company has gone to produce film that include the " Infernal Affairs " trilogy and other films in which Lau serves as either the director or the producer .
Basic Pictures produced which 2002 film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak?
Basic Pictures produced which 2002 film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak ?
Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs