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Mad Detective(Movie, 2007)

Original title: "神探" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)
1h 31min | Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
Mad DetectiveRating: 3.5/5 (with 8080 votes)
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. ()
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About Mad Detective

Bun, a schizophrenic, former police inspector comes out of retirement to help a rookie detective solve a complex murder case involving a missing colleague and a suspected policeman suffering from a multiple personality disorder.

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Additional Information

Production country: Hong Kong
Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Translated into 13 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/29/2007
Producer: Johnnie To
Screenwriter: Wai Ka-fai
Director of Photography: Cheng Siu-Keung
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"San taam"
"神探"

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