Sky on Fire
2016 Hong Kong-Chinese film by Ringo Lam
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Sky on Fire is a 2016 action thriller film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Daniel Wu, Zhang Ruoyun, Zhang Jingchu, Joseph Chang and Amber Kuo.[1] A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production,[2] it was released in China by Tianjin Maoyan Media on November 25, 2016.
companies
Dongyang Hualu Baina Entertainment
Tianjin Maoyan Media
Tianbang Development
H&R Century Pictures
| Sky on Fire | |
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Poster | |
| Chinese | 冲天火 |
| Directed by | Ringo Lam |
| Starring | Daniel Wu Zhang Ruoyun Zhang Jingchu Joseph Chang Amber Kuo |
Production companies | Heli Chen'guang International Media Dongyang Hualu Baina Entertainment Tianjin Maoyan Media Tianbang Development H&R Century Pictures |
| Distributed by | Tianjin Maoyan Media |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | Hong Kong China |
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese[1] |
| Box office | CN¥31 million |
Plot
In this action thriller, the chief security officer at a top-secret medical facility (Daniel Wu) finds himself caught in an explosive battle when a young thief and his accomplices steal a groundbreaking curative medicine. After discovering the true origins of the medicine, the officer must decide who he can trust to prevent the cure from falling into the wrong hands, and prevent an all-out war from bringing the city to its knees.
Cast
- Daniel Wu[1]
- Zhang Ruoyun[1]
- Zhang Jingchu[1]
- Joseph Chang[1]
- Amber Kuo[1]
- Fan Guang-yao[1]
- Wayne Lai[1]
- Philip Keung[1]
- Cheung Siu-fai[1]
- Ying Batu[1]
Production
Release
Reception
The film has grossed CN¥31 million in China.[citation needed]
Edmund Lee of the South China Morning Post gave the film two stars out of five, noting that "the use of a futuristic setting that feels jarringly at odds with the touch of gritty realism prevalent in Lam's action thrillers" and that the film "made no sense" and was in "desperate need for a script doctor."[6]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 45% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.1/10.[7]
