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Explosion

Original title: Yin bao zhe
  • 2017
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
218
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Explosion (2017)
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Zhao Xudong is a blaster technician. When an explosion happens in the mine and kills four workers, Zhao survives. He suspects that the explosion is not an accident, and when he investigates ... Read allZhao Xudong is a blaster technician. When an explosion happens in the mine and kills four workers, Zhao survives. He suspects that the explosion is not an accident, and when he investigates further, two miners and the mine owner are murdered. As the body count increases, Zhao bec... Read allZhao Xudong is a blaster technician. When an explosion happens in the mine and kills four workers, Zhao survives. He suspects that the explosion is not an accident, and when he investigates further, two miners and the mine owner are murdered. As the body count increases, Zhao becomes the prime suspect, and he has to clear his own name.

  • Director
    • Zheng Chang
  • Writers
    • Zheng Chang
    • Meng Li
  • Stars
    • Yihong Duan
    • Nan Yu
    • Jingchun Wang
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    218
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Zheng Chang
    • Writers
      • Zheng Chang
      • Meng Li
    • Stars
      • Yihong Duan
      • Nan Yu
      • Jingchun Wang
    • 4User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Yihong Duan
    Yihong Duan
    • Zhao Xudong
    Nan Yu
    Nan Yu
    • Xiao Hong
    Jingchun Wang
    Jingchun Wang
    • Xu Feng
    Taishen Cheng
    • Cheng Fei
    Chong Chen
    • Li Yi's Thug
    Wenteng Dong
    • Officer Wang
    Wencai Fang
    • Cheng Fei's Thug
    Jiandong Gao
    • Restaurant Customer
    Xiangkun Gao
    • Mourning Relative
    Hua Guo
    • Cheng Fei's Thug
    Liang Hao
    • Cheng Fei's Thug
    Xiaojin Hao
    • Steamed Bun Hawker
    Jun He
    • Restaurant Customer
    Ming He
    • Nurse
    Zixuan Huang
    • Police Officer
    Huije
    • Nurse
    Guoliang Jiang
    • Cheng Fei's Thug
    Dun Li
    • Restaurant Customer
    • Director
      • Zheng Chang
    • Writers
      • Zheng Chang
      • Meng Li
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    User reviews4

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    3/10
    So slow paced it was difficult to sit through...
    Well, the synopsis for the 2017 Chinese action thriller "Yin Bao Zhe" (aka "Explosion") definitely sounded interesting enough. And I opted to watch what writers Zheng Chang and Meng Li had to offer with this movie, without ever having heard about it.

    And while the synopsis did sound interesting, the reality was something else, because "Yin Bao Zhe" was a swing and a miss. The narrative of the storyline is so dull and slow paced that it is difficult to remain awake and alert throughout the 106 minutes that the movie ran for, even with all the explosions going on.

    The storyline was just not in my liking. Sure, there were parts here and there that were good and entertaining enough, but the overall picture was just a subpar movie experience. It was too slow paced and almost didn't even make it from A to B in the narrative. And it didn't help much that the character gallery in the movie was so mundane that you just simply don't care an ounce about any of the characters.

    I feel like director Zheng Chang wasted a somewhat good potential here, because "Yin Bao Zhe" definitely could have been set up for a lot more than what it managed to deliver.

    If you enjoy Asian action thrillers, then I wouldn't recommend that you waste your time, money or effort on "Yin Bao Zhe". It just simply is too mundane and slow paced. And for an action thriller, it was terribly devoid of thrills.

    My rating of "Yin Bao Zhe" lands on a three out of ten stars.
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    • Release date
      • November 24, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • 引爆者
    • Production companies
      • Huayi Brothers Media
      • Khorgos Taihe Digital Entertainment Cultural Development
      • Beijing Ferry Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $122,700
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $55,307
      • Nov 26, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,731,410
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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