The Bravest

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The Bravest
Theatrical release poster
Chinese烈火英雄
Literal meaningRaging-Fire Hero
Hanyu Pinyinlièhuǒ yīngxióng
Directed byTony Chan
Written byWang Chao
Produced by
Starring
Production
companies
Release date
  • August 1, 2019 (2019-08-01) (China)
[1][2]
Running time
120 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeCN¥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.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "烈火英雄" (in Chinese (China)). 猫眼电影. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  2. ^ "烈火英雄" (in Chinese (China)). 中国电影发行放映协会. Retrieved 2019-08-05.[dead link]
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "《烈火英雄》火了 票房突破15亿". 快科技. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  6. ^ "Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming fights fire and icy cold for new movie". The Straits Times. August 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "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.

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