The Detective (2007 film)

This article is about the Hong Kong film. For the Malayalam film, see Detective (2007 film).

The Detective
File:TheDetective2007.jpg Promotional poster
Directed by	Oxide Pang
Produced by	The Pang Brothers
Written by	Oxide Pang Thomas Pang
Starring	Aaron Kwok Liu Kai-chi Wayne Lai Shing Fui-On
Music by	Jadet Chawang Payont Permsith
Cinematography	Decha Srimantra
Edited by	Curran Pang
Production company	Universe Entertainment Sil-Metropole Organisation Magic Head Film Production Co. Ltd.
Distributed by	Universe Films Distribution Company
Release dates	25 September 2007 (2007-09-25)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese Thai
Box office	US$2,151,820

The Detective is a 2007 Hong Kong neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Oxide Pang, and starring Aaron Kwok as a private investigator hired to track down a missing young woman who may be linked to a series of murders in Thailand. The film was followed by a sequel, The Detective 2, which was released in 2011.

Plot

Tam (Aaron Kwok) is an impoverished private detective. One day, a guy nicknamed Fatty asked Tam to find a lady who wanted to kill him. He left Tam a portrait and a large amount of cash without giving any other details. Tam could not resist the temptation of the offer and so his investigation started.

Knowing that Sum, the lady in the picture, is a frequent visitor of a store where the picture was shot, Tam tried to get hints of her whereabouts from the store keepers. He was told to find through her mahjong playmates. Tam started with Ming, but when he arrived at Ming's home, he found Ming was hanging at the living room.

As Tam continued to search for other mahjong playmates of Sum, he was shocked to find each of them murdered every time he was about to be in contact with them. He discovered a half-burnt photo at one of the scenes. Tam realized the suspicions behind the deaths and decided that he had to protect the next target of the invisible murderer. The photo was the only clue for Tam to uncover the case.

Cast

• Aaron Kwok as Tam
• Liu Kai-chi as Inspector Fung Chak
• Wayne Lai as Sai Wing
• Kenny Wong as Kwong Chi-hung
• Shing Fui-On as Fei Lung
• Jo Koo as Yin

Reception

Awards and nominations
Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Outcome
27th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Actor	Aaron Kwok	Nominated
	Best Film Editing	Oxide Pang, Curran Pang	Nominated
	Best Art Direction	Anuson Pinyopotjanee	Nominated
	Best Costume and Makeup Design	Surasak Warakitcharoen	Nominated
	Best Original Film Score	Payont Permsith, Jadet Chawang	Nominated
	Best Sound Design	Wachira Wongsaroj	Nominated
	Best Visual Effects	Suchada Somasavachai	Nominated
44th Golden Horse Awards	Best Actor	Aaron Kwok	Nominated
	Best Art Direction	Anuson Pinyopotjanee	Won
14th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards	Film of Merit	The Detective	Won

External links

• The Detective at IMDb