Fantasia 2011: "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" Stills and Screening Information

Fantasia Film Festival has hosted many films from various countries all over the world. This is one of China's biggest offering to festival,"Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame". The film won Best Director, Actress (Carina Lau), Costume Design, Production Design, Sound Effects, Best Visual Effects at this years Hong Kong Film Awards. The film also has played at such film festivals, as, 2010 Venice International Film Festival, 2011 Hong Kong International Film Festival and 2011 Tribeca Film Festival.

Plot Synopsis

Detective Dee is a former police officer jailed for treason when he opposed the rise of China’s only female Emperor to the throne. Her methods were not entirely ethical, you see, and speculation abounded as to how the former Emperor really died, and Dee just couldn’t stand for that. He has rotted in jail for eight years as the woman who jailed him consolidates her power as Regent for the young Crown Prince before finally making a play to take the throne herself. But the Regent’s plans do not go unopposed. Preparations for a massive coronation ceremony are interrupted when two high-ranking workers preparing a massive bronze Buddha statue spontaneously combust on the work site, an event viewed as a threat against the would-be Empress. Desperate to discover the truth, the Regent consults with a talking deer and is informed that only Dee can crack this case. And so out of jail he comes, forced to swear allegiance to the woman he once tried to depose, matched with one of the almost-Empress’s favoured and most beautiful guards and an albino Supreme Court super cop as both aides and watchers, to help him crack the case while also making sure he doesn't return to his seditious ways.

Upcoming Screenings:

July 14th, 2011 / 9:30 pm / Hall Theater / Montreal Canada
July 24th, 2011 / 4:15 pm / Hall Theater / Montreal Canada