Mad Detective

Rain-slicked Hong Kong alleys, winter. A discarded police badge glints under a flickering lamppost. A retired detective who sees seven versions of every person shadows a young cop hunting a traitor in the force. Feels like a Tsui Hark thriller directed by Kurosawa’s ghost, if he owned a trench coat and bad prescription.

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Mad Detective was released in 2007 (ZH original-language production), with a runtime of 91 minutes.