Traces of Justice review – ‘Chinese Sherlock Holmes’ at centre of arresting forensic cop thriller

Based on real scientist Cui Daozhi, this sharp feature has thumping set pieces and knotty puzzles set across 30 years of gripping casesThe latest from Chen Sicheng, prime mover behind the hit Detective Chinatown franchise, offers a disarming mix of propaganda, copaganda and gripping narrative. It’s essentially a portmanteau biopic: its hero is Cui Xun, a fictional stand-in for the…