The Infernal Walker

The Infernal Walker

Year: 2020

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: Cantonese

Director: Ally Wong

ActionDramaCrimeMystery

Two police officers, one black and one white, each for their own way of justice, embarking on a confrontation of death and death.

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Timeline & Setting – The Infernal Walker (2020)

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Location

Hong Kong, Ap Lei Pai, Central, the docks

Set in Hong Kong's dense urban environment, the story unfolds across crowded streets, busy harbors, and shadowy docks. Ap Lei Pai and Central serve as the frontline for drug busts and double-dealing, while the docks become a tense backdrop for chases and confrontations. The city’s contrast of gleaming skyline and dark alleyways mirrors the conflict between law enforcement and organized crime.

🏙️ Urban 🚢 Harbor 🗺️ Cityscape 🔎 Crime

Last Updated: October 14, 2025 at 04:01

Main Characters – The Infernal Walker (2020)

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Ting Cheuk-fei (Michael Tse Tin-Wah)

An undercover officer who infiltrates Fuk Wo for seven years. To protect his cover, he becomes more ruthless than other triad members. The constant deception wears on him, pushing him toward moral ambiguity. His ultimate goal is to uncover the mastermind behind the drug operation, even at personal cost.

🕵️ Undercover 🗡️ Ruthless 💔 Conflicted 🧭 Duty

Shawn

Leader of Fuk Wo; a cunning, ruthless triad boss who uses manipulation to control events and people. He sets in motion schemes that pull Ting and others into a larger game of power and deceit.

🕶️ Leader 🗡️ Ruthless 🔗 Manipulative

Tuen Yat-fan

Recently promoted to chief inspector of the Anti-Triad Unit, he is ambitious and longs to become a real policeman. His rise brings him into direct contact with Ting and Sung’s schemes.

👮 Ambitious 🧭 Duty 💭 Idealistic

Sung Ching-kwong

A drug lord who orchestrates the operation with a calculated mind. He plants a mole in the police and uses manipulation to pursue his own agenda.

💊 Drug Lord 🧠 Mastermind 🗡️ Calculating

Sin-yeung

Tuen’s fiancée and a member of the interior department who becomes a tragic casualty when Sung kills her and frames Ting.

💞 Fiancée 🧭 Personal stakes 🕊️ Tragedy

Hei

Leader of Fuk Wo; a mastermind who uses deception and intimidation to control the gang and outmaneuver rivals.

🕵️‍♂️ Leader 🗡️ Ruthless 🕶️ Manipulative

Lau

Ting’s handler who provides him with the invisible marker and coordinates covert operations.

🧭 Handler 🧩 Strategist

Joss

Ting’s boss who oversees operations and ultimately faces a life sentence among the other high-ranking criminals.

🧑‍✈️ Boss 🔒 Authority 🕊️ Consequence

East

Hei’s mole inside Fuk Wo who discovers Ting’s markers and triggers a chain of events leading to the exposure of the mastermind.

🕵️‍♂️ Mole 🧭 Shadowy 🗺️ Inside Man

Nasty

A triad ally who assists Ting in locating the hitman, later meeting a fatal end in the pursuit of the truth.

🪙 Ally 🧩 Catalyst 🗡️ Violence

Van

An undercover colleague who is captured and ultimately killed under the pressures of the operation.

🕵️‍♂️ Undercover 💀 Sacrifice

Last Updated: October 14, 2025 at 04:01

Major Themes – The Infernal Walker (2020)

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🕵️ Undercover Duty

Ting Cheuk-fei’s seven-year undercover mission demands extreme discipline and ruthlessness to maintain his cover. The role pushes him to betray personal morals and feign loyalty to criminals he fights. The constant deceit wears him down, creating a continual tension between duty and humanity. The theme centers on the high personal cost of living a double life.

💣 Betrayal & Power

Triad politics thrive on shifting alliances, deception, and manipulation. East’s betrayal reveals how Sung Ching-kwong manipulates both gangs and police to root out the mole. The pursuit of power leads to murders and manipulated outcomes that deepen distrust among all players. Trust dissolves as everyone negotiates for advantage.

⚖️ Justice & Consequences

The resolution delivers harsh penalties: life sentences for Hei, Shawn, and Joss, signaling a fragile form of justice. Yet the cost of victory is high, as lives are lost and loyalties are severed. The finale underscores that the system can contain criminals, but personal scars linger. Ting’s act of discarding Tuen’s police ID hints at a painful, unresolved toll on all sides.

Last Updated: October 14, 2025 at 04:01

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