The Hong Kong film “Mad Detective” (‘Shentan’), from directors Wai Ka-fai and Johnnie To, has made a huge splash at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
The psychological thriller is a “multifaceted character” study of intrigue about a rookie cop who teams up with a former colleague to bring a serial killer to justice. The movie relies on an excellent script and the indepth interaction between its characters and less on hard-core action.
Director Wai Ka-fai told the Associated Press that the success of this project should finally lay to rest the misguided impression that Chinese filmmakers are unable to make any thing other than action films. “It isn’t true that Chinese directors only make action movies,” stated Wai.
[Pictured from left to right – Wai Ka Fai and Johnie To at the 64th Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)]
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