# Detective vs. Sleuths (2022)

> A mentally fractured Hong Kong detective races a police task force to stop a killer who is erasing the suspects of forgotten crimes.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/379072

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Wai Ka-Fai
- Cast: Lau Ching-Wan, Raymond Lam Fung, Charlene Choi Chuek-Yin, Tan Kai, Carman Lee Yeuk-Tung, Carlos Chan Ka-Lok, Kathy Tong Yee, Jeana Ho Pui-Yu
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10283270/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: paranoid, frantic, visceral, late night thriller viewing, Hong Kong cinema marathon

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- [Overheard 2 (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/52363)

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