Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
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Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame (more)
China / Hong Kong,
2010, 122 min
Directed by:
Hark TsuiComposer:
Peter Kam Pui-tatCast:
Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Bingbing Li, Chao Deng, Tony Leung, Teddy Robin Kwan, Richard Ng, Chia-lu Chang, Deshun Wang, Jinshan Liu, Zikuan Yu, Mickey He, Xiao Chen (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
When the mysterious deaths of a series of loyal subjects threaten to delay the 690 A.D. inauguration of Empress Wu Zetian, she summons the former dissident/brilliant detective Dee (Andy Lau) back from an exile into which she cast him eight years earlier. However almost immediately, the investigation gets off to a rocky start with assassins lurking in the shadows, a detour into a mysterious underground market, and a sacred temple the Empress is determined to protect. Dee soon realizes that the strange deaths may end up threatening not just the empress' coronation, but the entire empire as well. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Hong Kong Film Awards
- 2011 - Hark Tsui (Best Director)
- 2011 - Carina Lau (Best Actress)
- 2011 - Best Art Direction
- 2011 - Best Costume Design and Make-Up
- 2011 - Best Sound Design
- 2011 - Best Visual Effects
- 2011 - Hark Tsui (Best Picture)
- 2011 - Chao Deng (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2011 - Tony Leung (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2011 - Chi-Ying Chan, Pakie Chan (Best Cinematography)
- 2011 - Best Editing
- 2011 - Best Action Choreography
- 2011 - Peter Kam Pui-tat (Best Original Score)
Venice Film Festival
- 2010 - Hark Tsui (Golden Lion for Best Film)