OPERATION RED SEA

OPERATION RED SEA (HONG HAI XING DONG), 2018
China | DCP, Color, 142' | Chinese, English
Director:Dante Lam
Cast:Zhang Yi, Huang Jingyu, Hai Qing

While on duty in the Red Sea, the Chinese Navy patrol fleet receives a distress call. Pirates have attacked a cargo ship and the lives of the Chinese passengers on board are in danger. Meanwhile, a civil war is going on in Yewaire where Chinese citizens have been taken hostage during a terrorist attack. The Chinese Navy’s marine corps launches an operation to rescue its citizens. Helmed by the prominent director of Chinese action cinema, Dante Lam, the film is based on a real-life event that happened in 2015 during the civil war in Yemen. Operation Red Sea received four nominations at the Asian Film Awards this year and was the top grossing film in China in 2018.