Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Crime/Gangster & Remake
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Jack Nicholson
150 min.
Rated: R for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong
sexual content & drug material
No one gives it to you, you have to take it...
'The Departed' is set in South Boston, where the state police force is
waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan
(Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by
gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly
gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened
young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an
informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the
Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his
double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans
of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both
the gangsters and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy
and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the
enemy -- and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man
in time to save himself.