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Operation Red Sea

Original title: Hong hai xing dong
  • 2018
  • TV-MA
  • 2h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
7.6K
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Operation Red Sea (2018)
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PLA Navy Marine Corps launch a hostage rescue operation in the fictional Republic of Ihwea and undergo a fierce battle with rebellions and terrorism.PLA Navy Marine Corps launch a hostage rescue operation in the fictional Republic of Ihwea and undergo a fierce battle with rebellions and terrorism.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
  • Writers
    • Zhuzhu Chen
    • Ji Feng
    • Dante Lam
  • Stars
    • Yi Zhang
    • Johnny Huang
    • Hai-Qing
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    7.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dante Lam
    • Writers
      • Zhuzhu Chen
      • Ji Feng
      • Dante Lam
    • Stars
      • Yi Zhang
      • Johnny Huang
      • Hai-Qing
    • 94User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 35 wins & 41 nominations

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    Yi Zhang
    Yi Zhang
    • Yang Rui
    Johnny Huang
    Johnny Huang
    • Gu Shun
    • (as Huang Jingyu)
    Hai-Qing
    Hai-Qing
    • Xia Nan
    Jiang Du
    Jiang Du
    • Xu Hong
    Luxia Jiang
    Luxia Jiang
    • Tong Li
    Sanâa Alaoui
    Sanâa Alaoui
    • Ina
    Fang Yin
    Fang Yin
    • Li Dong
    Yutian Wang
    • Zhang Tiande
    Jiahao Guo
    Jiahao Guo
    • Lu Chen
    • (as Guo Yubin)
    Henry Prince Mak
    Henry Prince Mak
    • Zhuang Yu
    • (as Henry Mai)
    Noureddine Aberdine
    • Executionner
    Nisrine Adam
    • Yuna
    Khalid Benchagra
    • Dr. William Parsons
    Jacky Cai
    Jacky Cai
    • Drone pilot
    • (as Cai Jie)
    Shaune Diop
    • Pirate Leader
    Hassan El Ganouni
    • Sayyid
    • (as Hassane Guannouni)
    Faical Elkihel
    • Military Captain
    Mezouari Houssam
    • Taha
    • Director
      • Dante Lam
    • Writers
      • Zhuzhu Chen
      • Ji Feng
      • Dante Lam
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      During the fight against the Somali pirates, one of the men on the helicopter has a silencer on his weapon. Given the fact that a helicopter makes far more noise than a silencer, as well as the fact that the man with the rifle is not trying to stay hidden, a silencer would be only a hindrance, since the muzzle velocity of silenced weapons is lesser than that of unsilenced ones.

    User reviews94

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    6/10
    Worth watching!
    This movie was actually better than I expected. Though not perfect, it provided a decent storyline and lots of action. It's definitely worth seeing at least once.

    I see some of the more critical reviewers saying how it is just Chinese propaganda. I would argue it's not much different than most of our American movies that display sacrifice and heroism (such as films like Act of Valor).

    Besides, the trivia section of this movie even states that this film was "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." So what do you expect? And quite frankly, who cares if it's propaganda-like for the Chinese citizens?

    Give this movie a shot. It is enjoyable and definitely worth seeing. you may be surprised how well the story moves along with multiple battle sequences. I also appreciated seeing another country's attempt at an action/military movie.
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    • Firestorhm77
    • Jan 29, 2020

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 23, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Morocco
      • Hong Kong
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Weibo official site
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • Arabic
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Qizil dengiz operatsiyasi
    • Filming locations
      • Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Bona Film Group
      • The P.L.A Navy Government TV Art Central of China
      • Star Dream Studio Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,543,547
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $436,059
      • Feb 25, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $579,330,426
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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