Operation Red Sea (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)

Writers:

Zhuzhu Chen, Ji Feng

Stars:

Yi Zhang, Johnny Huang, Hai-Qing

31 wins & 41 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
Khalid Benchagra	...	Dr. William Parsons
Jacky Cai	...	Drone pilot (as Cai Jie)
Shaune Diop	...	Pirate Leader

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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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was loosely based on the evacuation of the 225 foreign nationals and almost 600 Chinese citizens from Yemen's southern port of Aden during the 2015 Yemeni Civil War in late March.

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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

Recommended for anyone who enjoys realistic, gritty war movies

I would recommend this movie for anyone who enjoys realistic, gritty war movies, as long as...

1) you are able to overlook a few mistakes in the realism ...and... 2) you don't mind that the movie has a pro-military message.

If you see either of those two things as a bad thing, then feel free to check out my descriptions of them here below, to figure out if this movie is your cup of tea or not.

By the way, I am not Chinese, and not American, so hopefully I can avoid the bias that I saw in many of the other reviews.

1) The mistakes in realism:

There were only two mistakes that were big enough to mention. The first was when a vehicle is shot in the gasoline tank and explodes. The second was when someone was shot by small arms fire and flew back like three meters. If you can overlook mistakes like that, then you can still enjoy this movie.

2) The pro-military message:

Many of the other reviews are complaining that this movie is funded by the Chinese military and that it shows the Chinese military in a favorable light. However, as any serious fan of war movies knows, the US military funds more than 90% of the movies about the US military, and as a reward for that funding, the movie makers tend to show the US military in a favorable light. Like I said, any serious fan of war movies knows this. And most war movie fans don't mind it, as long as the favorable light isn't too strong, and as long as it's tastefully done. And in my opinion, this movie did a pretty good job there.

I hope this review was useful to you, and that you were able to figure out if this movie is your cup of tea or not.

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 USA:

$436,059, 25 February 2018

Gross USA:

$1,543,547

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$579,330,426

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