| The Bravest | |
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| Chinese | 烈火英雄 |
| Literal meaning | Raging-Fire Hero |
| Hanyu Pinyin | lièhuǒ yīngxióng |
| Directed by | Tony Chan |
| Written by | Wang Chao |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | CN¥1.7 billion (US$244 million)[3] |
The Bravest (Chinese: 烈火英雄) is a 2019 Chinese disaster film directed by Tony Chan and starring Huang Xiaoming, Du Jiang, Tan Zhuo, Yang Zi, and Oho Ou.[4] It is adapted from author Bao'erji Yuanye's non-fiction book The Deepest Water are Tears (最深的水是泪水).[5] The film is based on a real-life incident, the Xingang Port oil spill, and chronicles firefighters' efforts to protect a city from a fire caused by an oil pipeline explosion.[6]
The film is one of the seven films that premiered during the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.[7] It was released in China on August 1, 2019, and in the United States on August 9. The film grossed over CN¥1.7 billion (US$244 million) in China.[3]
Synopsis
[edit]A pipeline explosion at a coastal city oil terminal implicated the entire crude oil storage area. An oil storage tank with a storage capacity of up to 100,000 cubic meters has exploded and leaked. The leaked crude oil may detonate nearby oil tanks at any time, and the fire continues to escalate. Explosions occurred one after another, but this was not the most terrifying thing. The dangerous chemical storage area standing not far from the fire scene was like a devil waiting to be ignited. It could take away the lives of millions of people in an instant, threatening the whole city, province, and even the security of neighboring countries. In such critical moments, groups of firefighters bid farewell to their families and rush to the fire scene.
Cast
[edit]- Huang Xiaoming as Jiang Liwei
- Du Jiang as Ma Weiguo
- Tan Zhuo as Li Fang, Jiang Liwei's wife
- Yang Zi as Wang Lu
- Oho Ou as Xu Xiaobin
- Hou Yong as Wu Chenguang
- Liu Jinshan as citizen
- Ding Jiali
- Gu Jiacheng as Zhou Hao
- Yin Xiaotian as Wei Lei
- Gao Ge as Weng Weng
References
[edit]- ^ "烈火英雄" (in Chinese (China)). 猫眼电影. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ "烈火英雄" (in Chinese (China)). 中国电影发行放映协会. Retrieved 2019-08-05. [dead link]
- ^ a b 内地总票房排名 ("All-Time Domestic Box Office Rankings"). 中国票房 (China Box Office) (in Chinese). Entgroup.
- ^ 王小羊 (2018-11-20). "《烈火英雄》再现消防救灾史上奇迹 刘伟强监制黄晓明杜江主演 首次开放探班" (in Chinese (China)). 时光网. Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- ^ "《烈火英雄》火了 票房突破15亿". 快科技. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ "Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming fights fire and icy cold for new movie". The Straits Times. August 28, 2019.
- ^ "庆祝新中国成立70周年，《我和我的祖国》等7部新片展映". The Paper (in Chinese (China)). 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
External links
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- The Bravest on Weibo (in Chinese)
- 烈火英雄 at Douban (in Chinese)
- The Bravest at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)
- The Bravest at IMDb
- The Bravest at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- The Bravest at Rotten Tomatoes
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