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Mad Detective (2007)

Mad Detective poster
Original title
神探
Directed by
Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai
Genre
comedy film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
U
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 224 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former police detective with an unconventional method for solving crimes claims he can see people's inner personalities. He is pulled back into a case involving a missing officer and a suspect who may have multiple hidden selves.

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What happens

Mad Detective (Chinese: 神探) is a 2007 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai. Mad Detective was first screened at the 64th Venice International Film Festival, and later premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, before being released in Hong Kong on 29 November 2007. The film's screenplay won "Best Screenplay" awards at various Asian film ceremonies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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