Detective Chinatown 1900

Detective Chinatown 1900

2025 · 135 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy, Mystery, Action

In 1900, the mysterious murder of a white woman and a Native American man in San Francisco's Chinatown triggers a race against time as the Chinese suspect and the Native American's adopted Chinese son work to uncover the truth while a politician seeks to leverage the Chinese Exclusion Bill as well as the prevailing xenophobia and racism to close down Chinatown and elect himself as the mayor.

Directed by Chen Sicheng · Written by Chen Sicheng

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