Hong hai xing dong (2018)

PLA Navy Marine Corps launch a hostage rescue operation in the fictional Republic of Ihwea and undergo a fierce battle with rebellions and terrorism.

Director:

Dante Lam (as Lin Chaoxian)

Writer:

Ji Feng

Stars:

Yi Zhang, Johnny Huang, Hai-Qing

14 wins & 27 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yi Zhang	...	Yang Rui
Johnny Huang	...	Gu Shun (as Huang Jingyu)
Hai-Qing	...	Xia Nan
Jiang Du	...	Xu Hong
Luxia Jiang	...	Tong Li
Sanâa Alaoui	...	Ina
Fang Yin	...	Li Dong
Yutian Wang	...	Zhang Tiande
Jiahao Guo	...	Lu Chen (as Guo Yubin)
Henry Prince Mak	...	Zhuang Yu (as Henry Mai)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Noureddine Aberdine	...	Executionner
Nisrine Adam	...	Yuna
Bing Bai
Khalid Benchagra	...	Dr. William Parsons
Jacky Cai	...	Drone pilot (as Cai Jie)

Storyline

PLA Navy Marine Corps launch a hostage rescue operation in the fictional Republic of Ihwea and undergo a fierce battle with rebellions and terrorism.

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Plot Keywords:

naval battleship | people's army | propaganda | propaganda filmmaking | political propaganda | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Weibo official site

Country:

China Morocco Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin Arabic English

Release Date:

23 February 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Operation Red Sea

Filming Locations:

Morocco

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$72,491,251 (China), 18 February 2018, Wide Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$436,059, 25 February 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,543,547

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$579,220,560

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bona Film Group, The P.L.A Navy Government TV Art Central of China, Star Dream Studio Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

142 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White (some scenes)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film continued in similar style to that of Mei Gong he xing dong (2016). This film served as the highlight film presented to audience as a gift for the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, as well as the Communist Party's 19th National Congress. The film is said to be the "China's First Modern Naval Film" and grossed US$226.76 million, making it the sixth highest-grossing film of 2018.

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Goofs

During a firefight, a stick of four hand grenades fastened together explodes and throws 4 car frames into the air. It is impossible for so much mass to be moved even by the explosion of 4 grenades.

User Reviews

Incredibly amazing action sequences

Actually, most of the film is just above average, and the score would be like 7/10. However, the action sequences between Minute 100 and Minute 120 are incredibly brutal, realistic, bloody, traumatizing and unbearable, and are among the finest action scenes I've ever seen. Thus, I would give the film a 8.5/10 overall rating.

Similar to the Chris Nolan's "Dunkirk" and the action flick "Operation Mekong" in 2016, also directed by Dante Lam, this film "Operation Red Sea" sacrifices plot and character development for action, and fortunately it works. The cinematography, film editing, sound editing, sound mixing, visual effects, action choreography, original score and production design are just speechless. The film borrows ideas from several Hollywood blockbusters, such as the moral debate in "Saving Private Ryan", the special force fights of "Black Hawk Down", the war scenes at "Hacksaw Ridge", the tank battles from "Patton" and most importantly "American Sniper"'s sniping sequences.