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Detective Kien: The Headless Horror

THE DEAD CANNOT BE LIBERATED. THE LIVING CANNOT ESCAPE.

7.8(18)20252h 11m2

Detective Kien investigates a headless body found in a rural Vietnamese village during the Nguyen Dynasty. As supernatural elements emerge, he faces chilling twists in this 19th-century mystery.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$9.8M
Language
Vietnamese

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Victor Vũ

Produced in

Vietnam

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical29 May 2025
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1530 May 2025
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical30 May 2025
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical (limited)29 May 2025
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical29 May 2025
  • MongoliaMN

    • PremiereKharkhorum International Film Festival27 Jun 2025
  • NorwayNO

    • Theatrical30 May 2025
  • PolandPL

    • Theatrical30 May 2025
  • SlovakiaSK

    • Theatrical29 May 2025
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical1518 Jun 2025
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical30 May 2025
  • TaiwanTW

    • Theatrical15+25 Jul 2025

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Detective Kien: The Headless Horror was released on 25 April 2025.

Audience reviews

2
  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/4/2025

    7/10

    When the young “Nga” (Doan Minh Anh) goes missing, her aunt “Miss Moon” (Ngoc Diêp) can’t get the local authorities to investigate, so she writes a pleading letter to renowned judge’s detective “Kiên” (Tín Nguyen) to see if he will come and look into things. When he arrives, complete with his official badge of office, he sets the cat amongst the pigeons in the small community that’s not without it’s suspects. To add …

  • A

    Alunauwie

    1/31/2026

    8/10

    Detective Kien: The Headless Horror follows a rational investigator who challenges a village’s blind belief in legend after a gruesome murder sparks collective fear. As the investigation unfolds, hidden motives of love, power, and revenge surface, placing logic in constant tension with superstition. The film ultimately becomes a reflection on the courage required to seek truth when panic and tradition demand silence.…

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