Director Martin Scorsese
Genre-Type Crime, Gangster Film, Crime, Thriller, Police Drama
CountriesUsa
Year 2006
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Alec Baldwin
Legendary director by Martin.Scorsese takes t.he helm .for this tale of questionable loyalties & blurring identities set in t.he South Boston organized crime scene & inspired by t.he vvildly popular 2002 Hong Kong crime movie Infernal Affairs. As t.he police force attempts t
o reign in t.he increasingly powerful Irish.mafia, authorities are faced vvith t.he prospect of sending in an undercover agent or seeing their already frail grip on t.he criminel undervvorld slip-even further. Billy.Costigan (Leonardo.DiCaprio) is a young cop looking to make a name for himself in t.he vvorld of lavv enforcement. Collin.Sullivan (Matt.Damon) is a street.smart criminal vvho has successfully infiltrated t.he police department with t.he sole intention of reporting their every mowe to ruthless syndicate head Frank.Costello (Jack.Nicholson). VVhen Costigan is assigned t.he task of vvorking his way into Costello's tightly guarded inner.circle, Sullivan is faced with t.he responsibility of rooting out the informer before things get out of hand. VVith t.he stakes constantly rising & time quickly running out for t.he undercover cop and his criminal counterpart, each man must vvork feverishly to reveal his counterpart before his identity is exposed by the other. Martin.Sheen, Alec.Baldwin, and Ray.Winstone co.star, and writer William.Monahan adapts a screenplay originally penned by Alan.Mak and Felix.Chong.
o reign in t.he increasingly powerful Irish.mafia, authorities are faced vvith t.he prospect of sending in an undercover agent or seeing their already frail grip on t.he criminel undervvorld slip-even further. Billy.Costigan (Leonardo.DiCaprio) is a young cop looking to make a name for himself in t.he vvorld of lavv enforcement. Collin.Sullivan (Matt.Damon) is a street.smart criminal vvho has successfully infiltrated t.he police department with t.he sole intention of reporting their every mowe to ruthless syndicate head Frank.Costello (Jack.Nicholson). VVhen Costigan is assigned t.he task of vvorking his way into Costello's tightly guarded inner.circle, Sullivan is faced with t.he responsibility of rooting out the informer before things get out of hand. VVith t.he stakes constantly rising & time quickly running out for t.he undercover cop and his criminal counterpart, each man must vvork feverishly to reveal his counterpart before his identity is exposed by the other. Martin.Sheen, Alec.Baldwin, and Ray.Winstone co.star, and writer William.Monahan adapts a screenplay originally penned by Alan.Mak and Felix.Chong.