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Dying to Survive

2018 · 117 min

A crowd-pleasing, big-hearted drama that balances broad comedy with a slow-building ache of injustice and quiet sacrifice.

Directed by
Wen Muye
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Xu Zheng, Zhou Yiwei, Wang Chuanjun
Overview
A Chinese leukaemia patient smuggles cheap but untested pharmaceuticals from India to help hundreds of Chinese people suffering from cancer.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Wen Muye
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Xu Zheng, Zhou Yiwei, Wang Chuanjun
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • class
  • justice
  • greed
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Wen Muye
Written by
Wei Zhong, Han Jianü, Wen Muye
Starring
Xu Zheng, Zhou Yiwei, Wang Chuanjun, Tan Zhuo, Zhang Yu, Yang Xinming, Wang Yanhui, Jia Hongxiao
Music
Huang Chao
Cinematography
Wang Boxue
Runtime
117 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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