The Departed

The Departed is an American film remake of the popular Hong Kong crime thriller Infernal Affairs. The film is in production and will be released in 2006 at the earliest. The film was written by William Monahan, based on an earlier screenplay by Felix Chong and Siu Fai Mak.

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American - Remake - Hong Kong - Infernal Affairs - 2006 - William Monahan - Felix Chong - Siu Fai Mak

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Years ago, a powerful Irish mafia figure placed a small selection of his youngest, brightest men into the Massachusetts Police Academy as cadets. Their purpose is to eventually rise within the prestigious ranks of the city's police department, to serve as the eyes and ears of their boss. While somewhere else, a young cadet was assigned with an equally dangerous task: infiltrate the Irish syndicate headed by the man sending in his own to the Boston Police. Now, one cadet is an up and coming police official with a torn allegiance to his job and to the criminal mastermind that put him there. While the other cadet is the trusted number two of that man, only finding his professional duties are becoming blurred with his current state. But new clues have lead to unfortunate discoveries, when both sides realize they're being watched by the enemy. It's now all just a matter of time before the men assigned to find out whose the infiltrator, could come to a bloody end when someone's identity may be revealed.But is either willing to turn on the friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover?

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Irish - Mafia - Massachusetts

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The Departed will be directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston, along with Scorsese. Leonardo DiCaprio will play the part of the undercover cop in the Irish mob, while Matt Damon will play a mole working in the police department. Other cast members include Jack Nicholson, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen and Mark Wahlberg.

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Martin Scorsese - Brad Pitt - Jennifer Aniston - Leonardo DiCaprio - Matt Damon - Jack Nicholson - Anthony Anderson - Alec Baldwin - Martin Sheen - Mark Wahlberg

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