Do rats get a bad rep? - "Infernal Affairs" (2002)

This month on Cine Pop, we’re asking: do rats really get a bad rep? And this week, we dive into the double-crossing, identity-bending world of Infernal Affairs.

We break down this high-stakes Hong Kong thriller about a cop embedded in the mob and a mobster embedded in the police, asking what happens when everyone’s a rat—and no one can afford to be exposed. Along the way, we get into loyalty, identity, and the psychological toll of living a double life, plus how it stacks up against its Oscar-winning remake, The Departed.

It’s moles, mind games, and moral freefall—all rolled into one.

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Intro/Outro music: “Negra” by Alberto Munoz Jr.

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