Director: Victor Vũ
Cast: Quốc Huy, Ngọc Diệp, Minh Anh, Quốc Anh, Tín Nguyễn
Detective Kien: The Headless Horror is a 2025 Vietnamese historical mystery-horror film directed by Victor Vũ, set during the Nguyen Dynasty era. Running 131 minutes, it follows a determined detective through a rural village where a gruesome discovery pulls him into a web of the supernatural and the sinister.
What is Detective Kien: The Headless Horror about?
In a remote countryside settlement during nineteenth-century Vietnam, a body is discovered without its head — and the case lands on the desk of the sharp-minded detective Kien. What begins as a criminal investigation gradually reveals layers of village superstition, old grudges, and forces that defy straightforward explanation. Kien must separate fact from folklore, pressing deeper into a community reluctant to speak, while the horror around the case intensifies. The film builds its dread slowly, layering the period atmosphere with mounting uncertainty until Kien stands at the heart of something he may not be prepared to face.
Cast & crew
Director Victor Vũ is one of Vietnam's most commercially successful filmmakers, known for blending genre entertainment with period aesthetics. The film stars Quốc Huy in the lead role of detective Kien, supported by Ngọc Diệp, Minh Anh, Quốc Anh, and Tín Nguyễn, alongside Phạm Quỳnh Anh, Quốc Cường, and Mỹ Uyên in an ensemble that grounds the historical setting with lived-in performances.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, this Vietnamese period horror offers something genuinely different from the usual Hollywood or Iranian catalog. East and Southeast Asian horror traditions carry a rich legacy of ghost lore and cursed villages that resonates with similar folklore threads found across the Middle East and Central Asia. The Nguyen Dynasty backdrop gives the film a beautifully composed visual identity — think lantern-lit alleyways and misty paddy fields — and the detective-procedural structure keeps the narrative grounded even as the supernatural stakes rise. The film is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, making it fully accessible for viewers who prefer either mode.
Where & how to watch
Detective Kien: The Headless Horror is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. You can stream it on the web, on your TV دستگاه, or on your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.