Detective Dee and The Red Eye (2021): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2021, Detective Dee and The Red Eye is a drama and mystery film directed by Chen Zhihong, running about 88 minutes.

What it’s about. On the occasion of the birthday feast of Queen Wu Zetian, it was suddenly reported that the "red-eyed monster" was committing a chaotic case, and Wu Zetian ordered Di Renjie to supervise the case. Di Renjie and his apprentice Chen Jiangqiao came to Fangzhou to investigate the case, and chanced upon Shen Qingqing, who was also investigating the case. Through the investigation of the case, the trio gradually approached the truth behind the "red-eyed monster", which led to a series of serial incidents. In the process of dealing with this series of incidents, Di Renjie was upright, putting the common people of Li people first, and expressing a sense of responsibility and mission that "everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", and finally successfully solved the mystery.

Who’s in it. Detective Dee and The Red Eye stars He Minghan as Di Renjie, Fan Meng as Shen Qingqing, Zhao Lijuan as Empress Wu and He Qiwei as Taiji, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Detective Dee and The Red Eye has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Detective Dee and The Red Eye page.

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