The Detective (2007 film)

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The Detective
TheDetective2007.jpg
Promotional poster
Traditional C+偵探
Simplified C+侦探
Mandarin C Jiā Zhēn Tàn
Cantonese C gaa1 zing1 taam3
Directed by Oxide Pang
Written byOxide Pang
Thomas Pang
Produced by The Pang Brothers
Starring Aaron Kwok
Liu Kai-chi
Wayne Lai
Shing Fui-On
CinematographyDecha Srimantra
Edited byCurran Pang
Music byJadet Chawang
Payont Permsith
Production
companies
Universe Entertainment
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Magic Head Film Production Co. Ltd.
Distributed byUniverse Films Distribution Company
Release date
  • 25 September 2007 (2007-09-25)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryHong Kong
Languages Cantonese
Thai
Box officeUS$2,151,820 [1]

The Detective is a 2007 Hong Kong neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Oxide Pang, and starring Aaron Kwok as a private investigator hired to track down a missing young woman who may be linked to a series of murders in Thailand. The film was followed by a sequel, The Detective 2 , which was released in 2011.

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Plot

Tam (Aaron Kwok) is an impoverished private detective. One day, a guy nicknamed Fatty asks Tam to find a lady who wants to kill him. He leaves Tam a portrait and a large amount of cash without giving any other details. Tam cannot resist the offer and so his investigation starts.

Knowing that Sum, the lady in the picture, is a frequent visitor of a store where the picture was shot, Tam tries to get hints of her whereabouts from the storekeepers. He is told to find her through her mahjong playmates. Tam starts with Ming, but when he arrives at Ming's home, he finds Ming hanged in the living room.

As Tam continues to search for other mahjong playmates of Sum, he is shocked to find each of them murdered every time he is about to contact with them. He discovers a half-burned photo at one of the scenes. Tam realizes the suspicions behind the deaths and decides to protect the next target of the invisible murderer. The photo is the only clue for Tam to solve the case.

Cast

Reception

Awards and nominations
CeremonyCategoryRecipientOutcome
27th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor Aaron Kwok Nominated
Best Film EditingOxide Pang, Curran PangNominated
Best Art DirectionAnuson PinyopotjaneeNominated
Best Costume and Makeup DesignSurasak WarakitcharoenNominated
Best Original Film ScorePayont Permsith, Jadet ChawangNominated
Best Sound DesignWachira WongsarojNominated
Best Visual EffectsSuchada SomasavachaiNominated
44th Golden Horse Awards Best ActorAaron KwokNominated
Best Art DirectionAnuson PinyopotjaneeWon
14th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Film of MeritThe DetectiveWon

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References

  1. "The Detective".