Name: The Devotion of Suspect X
Genre: Thriller & Suspense, Crime & Mystery
Released: 2017-03-31
Rating: 9.1
Cast: Wang Kai, Zhang Lu Yi, Ruby Lin, Ye Zu Xin

Wang Kai is a popular award-winning Chinese actor. Born on August 18, 1982, he made his acting debut in the 2006 television series “Cold Autumn” while he was still a student at the Central Drama Academy. His breakthrough role came with the television series “Ugly Wudi,” which ran for four seasons from 2008 to 2010. He has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “All Quiet in Peking” (2014), “Nirvana in Fire” (2015), “Love Me If You Dare” (2015), “Legend of the Nine Tails Fox” (2016), “When a Snail Falls in Love” (2016) and “Stay With Me” (2016-2017).

Wang Kai

Zhang Lu Yi is an award-winning Chinese actor. Born on June 7, 1980, he made his acting debut in the 2011 television drama “Woman Group.” He has since starred in a number of popular films and television dramas, including “Love Me If You Dare” (2015), “Sparrow” (2016) and “Beauty From Heart” (2017).

Zhang Lu Yi

Ruby Lin is the stage name of Lin Hsin Ru, a popular Taiwanese actress, producer and singer. Born on January 27, 1976, she began her career with a TV commercial and then started acting in small roles in television dramas. She became an overnight sensation with the breakout role of Xia Zi Wei in the 1998 hit television drama “My Fair Princess.” She has since starred in many other hit dramas, including “The Duke of Mount Deer” (2000), “Romance in the Rain” (2001), “Flying Daggers” (2003) and “Affair of Half a Lifetime” (2004). Ruby Lin established her own management company, Ruby Lin Studio, in 2009 and has since produced and/or starred in many more popular dramas, such as “Beauty’s Rival in Palace” (2010), “Three Kingdoms” (2010), “The Glamorous Imperial Concubine” (2011), “The Way We Were” (2014) and “My Dear Boy” (2017-2018). Apple Daily ranked Ruby Lin as the highest-earning drama actress in 2012 and 2013.

Ruby Lin

Ye Zu Xin is a Chinese actor born in Quzhou on July 8, 1984. He made his small screen debut in 2004, appearing in the drama series “Qing Duan Shang Hai Tan“ – whee he played a supporting character. He has since gone on to appear in movies, including the 2017 big-screen adaptation of the Keigo Higashino novel “The Devotion of Suspect X.” Ye Zu Xin has featured in a range of television drama titles such as “Scarlet Heart” (2011), “The Legend of Zu” (2016), and “Age of Legends” (2018).

Ye Zu Xin

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Shi Hong (Zhang Lu Yi), a brilliant but introverted math teacher, secretly harbors feelings for his neighbor Chen Jing (Ruby Lin), a single mother. When her threatening ex-husband appears demanding money and becomes violent, a struggle results in his death. Shi Hong, who witnessed the incident, helps Chen Jing cover up the crime. However, his challenge intensifies when his former math prodigy classmate Tang Chuan (Wang Kai) is assigned as the detective investigating the case. As Tang Chuan begins to unravel the mystery, Shi Hong must use his exceptional intellectual skills to protect Chen Jing and her daughter from potential legal consequences. Based on Keigo Higashino's novel from the "Detective Galileo" series, this is a 2017 Chinese mystery film directed by Alec Su that explores the lengths one might go to protect those they love.

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