Summary
Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe is tasked with solving a series of brutal murders in a rural Chinese town. As pressure mounts from his superiors, a hasty arrest is made, but while his colleagues celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 78Audiences 61GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer85%
Metascore70
Letterboxd · 23 K ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.6
User score6.0
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for thrillers
typical 104102Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 18 countries, rent or buy in 15 more
+8Released
2023
October 21, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
ThrillerDramaCrimeLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
China
Australia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 14 more69 people
- Zhu YilongMa Zhe
- Chloe MaayanBai Jie
- Hou TianlaiChief of Police
- Tong LinkaiXie
- Kang ChunleiMadman
- Wang JianyuXu Liang
- Moxi ZishiWang Hong
- Liu BaishaQian Ling
Cao YangGranny Four
Zhou QingyunBoy by the River
Zeng QiTing- HJHuang JunZhao
Huang MiyiObstetrician
Yan HexiangMan with Glasses
Zhou YouPhotographer
Meng XiangliangLieutenant Yan
Chubu HuajieTrace Evidence Examiner- FZFang ZizhenTrace Evidence Examiner
- LZLi ZhengCrime Scene Photographer
- PYPeng YanForensic Expert
- YPYun PengForensic Expert
- JFJin FengDeputy Chief of Police
- YGYang GuoguangInstructor
- LGLi GuanghuaAssociate Instructor
Directing · 2
- Wei Shujun Director, Screenplay
- Li Xingbo Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Kang Chunlei Screenplay
- Yu Hua Novel
Production · 2
- Jin Peng Executive Producer
- Liang Ying Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Zhiyuan Chengma Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Matthieu Laclau Editor
- David Rivero Martin Colorist
Sound · 2
- Tu Duu-chih Sound Designer
- Tu Tse-kang Sound Designer
Art · 1
- Zhang Menglun Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Su Chao Costume Designer
Other crew · 2
- Fu Ruoqing Presenter
- Zeng Jiyuan Presenter
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