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Operation Red Sea

Original title: Hong hai xing dong
  • 20182018
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 2h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
7.2K
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Operation Red Sea (2018)
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  • Drama
  • Thriller
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.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
7.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Dante Lam
  • Writers
    • Zhuzhu Chen
    • Ji Feng
    • Dante Lam
  • Stars
    • Yi Zhang
    • Johnny Huang
    • Hai-Qing
Top credits
  • Director
    • Dante Lam
  • Writers
    • Zhuzhu Chen
    • Ji Feng
    • Dante Lam
  • Stars
    • Yi Zhang
    • Johnny Huang
    • Hai-Qing
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 94User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 31 wins & 41 nominations

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    Luxia Jiang and Yi Zhang in Operation Red Sea (2018)
    Yi Zhang and Jiang Du in Operation Red Sea (2018)
    Jiahao Guo and Yutian Wang in Operation Red Sea (2018)
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    Top cast

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    Yi Zhang
    Yi Zhang
    • Yang Ruias Yang Rui
    Johnny Huang
    Johnny Huang
    • Gu Shunas Gu Shun
    • (as Huang Jingyu)
    Hai-Qing
    Hai-Qing
    • Xia Nanas Xia Nan
    Jiang Du
    Jiang Du
    • Xu Hongas Xu Hong
    Luxia Jiang
    Luxia Jiang
    • Tong Lias Tong Li
    Sanâa Alaoui
    Sanâa Alaoui
    • Inaas Ina
    Fang Yin
    Fang Yin
    • Li Dongas Li Dong
    Yutian Wang
    • Zhang Tiandeas Zhang Tiande
    Jiahao Guo
    Jiahao Guo
    • Lu Chenas Lu Chen
    • (as Guo Yubin)
    Henry Prince Mak
    Henry Prince Mak
    • Zhuang Yuas Zhuang Yu
    • (as Henry Mai)
    Noureddine Aberdine
    • Executionneras Executionner
    Nisrine Adam
    Nisrine Adam
    • Yunaas Yuna
    Khalid Benchagra
    • Dr. William Parsonsas Dr. William Parsons
    Jacky Cai
    Jacky Cai
    • Drone pilotas Drone pilot
    • (as Cai Jie)
    Shaune Diop
    • Pirate Leaderas Pirate Leader
    Hassan El Ganouni
    • Sayyidas Sayyid
    • (as Hassane Guannouni)
    Faical Elkihel
    • Military Captainas Military Captain
    Mezouari Houssam
    • Tahaas Taha
    • Director
      • Dante Lam
    • Writers
      • Zhuzhu Chen
      • Ji Feng
      • Dante Lam
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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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    Top review
    8/10
    Elite Warriors
    Dante Lam .. I think it has been too long since I saw a movie of his. And watching this, I have to say, if he can do one thing right, it is the action sequences. No prisoners taken and all that. A lot of (CGI) blood and a lot of death. The stunt work here is amazing to say the least! The sound effects, the tension, the adrenalin ... everything is working just fine here.

    There may be a little patriotism, but other than that ... also like with Wolf Warrior, it's not like we are not used to that from US/Hollywood output. So it is more or less the same, just in chinese. But the action actually is one might say better choreographed than the American counterpart ... or at least as good.
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    • Mar 13, 2021

    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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    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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