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Đấu Trí

2022 · 1 season

A slow-burning, serious procedural that immerses you in the tense, morally complex world of anti-corruption investigations.

Created by
Bùi Quốc Việt, Nguyễn Đức Hiếu
Starring
Trung Anh, Thanh Sơn, Doãn Quốc Đam
Overview
Inspired by the bribery and corruption scandal during the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam.

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Created by
Bùi Quốc Việt, Nguyễn Đức Hiếu
Starring
Trung Anh, Thanh Sơn, Doãn Quốc Đam
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • power
  • crime
  • justice
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Created by
Bùi Quốc Việt, Nguyễn Đức Hiếu, Nguyễn Danh Dũng
Written by
Tạ Hồng Minh, Trương Thuỳ Linh, Từ Hải Vân
Starring
Trung Anh, Thanh Sơn, Doãn Quốc Đam, Lương Thu Trang, Vĩnh Xương, Trịnh Mai Nguyên, Anh Tuấn, Cao Nguyệt Hằng
Length
1 seasons, 74 episodes
Network
VTV1
Country
Vietnam
Languages
Vietnamese

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