Summer Detective (2019)

Original title

平原上的夏洛克

Directed by

Lei Xu

Genre

drama

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a rural Chinese village, a man uses his savings to rebuild his house. When his friend is hit by a hit-and-run driver, he and another buddy set out on a low-tech investigation using an electric tricycle.

quirkywarmoffbeatdown-to-earthhumorousslow-burnunderstatedbittersweet

What happens

《平原上的夏洛克》是徐磊执导编剧的导演处女作长片，饶晓志监制，导演的父亲徐朝英以及村民张占义、宿树河等非专业演员主演的一部荒诞喜剧电影。2019年11月29日在中国上映。 故事发生在河北深州的一个农村，超英卖掉自己养了多年的牛得到几万元钱以翻盖新房，村民老友占义、树河前来帮忙，没想到负责做饭的树河在买菜的路上却因车祸入院，司机肇事逃逸。超英负责起树河的治疗和住院费用，他还和占义化身“平原侦探”骑上电动三轮车，踏上了一段令人啼笑皆非的荒诞追凶之旅。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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