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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame is a 2010 Chinese-Hong Kong action-adventure mystery film directed and produced by Tsui Hark. The film tells a fictional story featuring Di Renjie (Andy Lau), one of the most celebrated officials of the Tang Dynasty, who is tasked by the Empress Wu Zetian (Carina Lau) to solve a series of inexplicable murders in which victims suddenly burst into flames. Principal photography for "Detective Dee" began in May 2009; the film was shot at Hengdian World Studios in Zhejiang, China. It features art