Movie: The Rescue
Chinese Title: 紧急救援 / Jin Ji Jiu Yuan
| Release Date: December 18, 2020 |
Language: Mandarin
Director: Dante Lam
Screenwriter: Dante Lam
Cinematographer: Peter Pau
Production Company: China Communications Press Co. Ltd., China Modern Film and Television Development Company Limited (CMFT), Emperor Motion Pictures, Tencent Pictures, Bona Film Group
Executive Producer: Cheng Wu
Chief Producer: Candy Leung Fung Ying
Origin: China
Source: Based on a real maritime rescue operation
Production Designer: Martin Laing
Special Effects: John Frazier
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Synopsis and Plot Summary
Their team's ace captain Gao Qianhe works together with his good friend Zhao Cheng and other rescuers to complete the mission of saving lives in the face of a major catastrophe.
An overturned drilling platform, a fuel truck swept downstream and a fully loaded passenger plane that has crashed into the sea require immediate assisstance. The team led by Gao Qian (Eddie Peng), pilot Fang Yuling (Xin Zhihlei) and Zhao Cheng (Alan Wang Yanlin) are always the first to respond to every emergency. Amidst raging fire and water, they repeatedly put their lives on the line to fight against natural and man-made disasters.
Fun Facts
- Filming began on November 11, 2018 and officially wrapped on May 16, 2019.
- Filming took place in China and Mexico.
- The cast underwent 1 month of intensive training before filming began. They learned the basics of a rescue operation and trained physically for their roles.
- Eddie Peng insisted on shooting an underwater rescue scene without a stand-in. He was immersed in water temperatures as low as 7 degrees for more than ten hours until his eyes were bloodshot.
- It was part of the Spring Festival movie lineup for January 25, 2020 that was cancelled due to the worsening coronavirus epidemic in China.
Cast
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Eddie Peng as Gao Qian |
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Ian Wang Yanlin as Zhao Cheng |
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Xin Zhilei as Yu Ling |
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Lyric Lan Yingying as Wen Shan |
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Wang Yutian as An Peng |
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Andrew Xu Yang as Bai Yang |
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Mario Li Mincheng as Liu Bin |
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Zhang Guoqiang as Pan Zhengjun |
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Guo Xiaodong as Ding Yi |
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Wei Daxun as Huo Da |
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Carlos Chan as Lin Weiquan |
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Liu Yichun as Tang Min |
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Yuan Fufu as Xia Jie |
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