It is known that the film is based on material from 3 real cases that were distilled into 2 cases with the connection of characters and dramatic details in the film. These are cases that have just happened in recent years and caused psychological trauma to many people.
Major General Do Trieu Phong - Director of the People's Public Security Communications Department, speaking at the film's premiere, shared that "Investigation Team No. 7 - Twisted Face" will not focus on chase and fight scenes like many other films about criminal police, but is a psychological crime film that explores the perversion of characters who are both victims and perpetrators. He emphasized that the film not only explores the fight against crime but also emphasizes the role of the environment from community education to family education with criminals.
People's Police Cinema, People's Police Media Department is implementing the film project "Investigation Team No. 7" season 2: "Distorted Face" with the combination of talented young artists.
Director Dinh Tuan Vu has made many feature films that have been shown in theaters, winning Lotus and Kite awards such as “Yen’s Life”, “Quan Tien Legend”… and is the film director and screenwriter Vu Liem is the author of many film scripts on the topic of Criminal Police that have made a splash in recent times.
For the first time on television, the crime theme of criminals with unpredictable psychological changes is exploited. With careful investment in terms of script, filming scenes and new performances, and gathering a strong cast such as Meritorious Artist Chieu Xuan, Ba Anh, Xuan Tung, and young faces loved by the audience: Quang Su, Quang Nhan, Thuy Hoa, Tung Min, Trung Ruoi, Lien Tit, Dam Hang, Thanh Huong...
In addition, the film also has the participation of guest actors such as: Meritorious Artist Chi Trung, actress Hoang Kim Ngoc.
The film depicts the tense battle of wits between criminal police officers and the sophisticated crime methods of dangerous criminals with psychological perversions, causing many difficulties during the investigation process.
In addition to the tense battle of wits, the film's script also brings beautiful, impressive action scenes, exploiting unique, wild and creepy settings. The image of the police officer is shown in many dimensions: Strong, brave in the fight, chasing criminals but also a person rich in emotions, always devoted to the ideal of "Forgetting oneself for the country, serving the people".
Major and screenwriter Vu Liem said that People's Police Cinema hopes to build the Investigation Team No. 7 series into a cinematic "universe" with characters and stories that are connected through the parts.