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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   2,101 votes
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Directors:
Johnnie To
Ka-Fai Wai
Writers:
Ka-Fai Wai (written by) &
Kin-Yee Au (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
29 November 2007 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
I can see a person's inner personality.
Plot:
A rookie cop teams up with a former detective with a supernatural gift to hunt down a serial killer. | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
Not for everyone more (13 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ching Wan Lau ... Inspector Chan Kwai Bun (as Lau Ching Wan)
Andy On ... Inspector Ho Ka On
Ka Tung Lam ... Ko Chi Wai (as Lam Ka Tung)
Kelly Lin ... May Cheung
Kwok-Lun Lee ... Wong Kwok Chu (as Lee Kwok Lun)
Choi-ning Lee ... Gigi (as Karen Lee)
Flora Chan ... May Cheung - in Bun's eyes
Siu-Fai Cheung ... Violent Man - Ko's Inner Personality (as Cheung Siu Fai)
Suet Lam ... Fatso - Ko's Inner Personality (as Lam Suet)
Jay Lau ... Calculating Woman - Ko's Inner Personality (as Lau Kam Ling)
Eddy Ko ... The Chief
Jo Kuk ... Cunning Woman - Ho's Inner Personality (as Jo Koo)
Ling To Yuen ... Policeman (as Yuen Ling To)
Jonathan Lee ... Weak Boy - Ho's Inner Personality
Ronald Yan ... Chi-Wai's Boss
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mad Detective (Hong Kong: English title) (UK) (USA)
Godly Detective (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)
Shen tan (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
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Runtime:
Canada:89 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Canada:14A | Hong Kong:III | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Ireland:15A (cinema rating) | UK:18 (video rating) | New Zealand:R16

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Quotes:
Inspector Bun: Apply emotions to investigate! more
Movie Connections:
References Nora inu (1949) more

FAQ

Is this movie based on true events?
Why does Chan Kwai Bun cut off his ear for his superior?
Does the Cantonese word "gwai" mean "inner personality" in English language?
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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Not for everyone, 4 March 2009
9/10
Author: kosmasp

This movie is quirky, weird and everything else that can not be considered mainstream. But it's also fun, light, heavy, violent, romantic and many other things ... amongst others too: Original! Or maybe unique and refreshing are more accurate words.

If you are not familiar with the work of Johnnie To, maybe this isn't the first of his movies to watch. There is "Running out of Time", there is "Fulltime Killer", PTU and many others! If you like them, then you can try this movie too. But again, it's off-beat, it has a main character who is very ... strange to say the least and it has a very crazy idea (or many crazy ideas) behind it all ... I won't go into details, but this movie and how it was made (shot, edited etc.) is simply great! If you allow yourself to enjoy it's sheer craziness

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