The Dead End
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mia Jiao
by Xu Yigua
Cao Baoping
| The Dead End Lièrì zhuó xīn | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Cao Baoping |
| Screenplay by | Cao Baoping Mia Jiao |
| Based on | Sunspot by Xu Yigua |
| Produced by | Ye Jinjun Cao Baoping |
| Starring | Deng Chao Duan Yihong Guo Tao Wang Luodan |
| Cinematography | Luo Pan |
| Edited by | Cao Baoping Li Yongyi |
| Music by | Bai Shui |
Production companies | |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 137 minutes 227 minutes (Director's Cut)[1] |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | US$46.75 million[2] |
The Dead End (Chinese: 烈日灼心) is a 2015 Chinese crime drama film[3] based on Xu Yigua's novel Sunspot (Chinese: 太阳黑子). The film is directed by Cao Baoping, starring Deng Chao, Duan Yihong, Guo Tao, and Wang Luodan.[4] The film was released on August 27, 2015.[5][6] The film received positive reviews in regard to its performance, cinematography and mise-en-scene.[7]
Seven years after the events of the Water Chamber Murders, newly transferred officer Yi Guchun began to suspect that his assistant police, Xin Xiaofeng, is deeply-tied with the murders.
Cast
- Deng Chao as Xin Xiaofeng, an assistant police, Tail's adoptive father and one of the three suspects for the murder.[8]
- Duan Yihong as Yi Guchun, Guxia's elder brother, a police officer and Xiaofeng's superior.
- Guo Tao as Yang Zidao, a taxi driver, Tail's adoptive father, Guxia's love interest and one of the three suspects for the murder.
- Wang Luodan as Yi Guxia, Guchun's younger sister.
- Jackie Lui as David, a Taiwanese architect and designer.
- Li Xiaochuan
- Du Zhiguo
- Xu Xihan as Tail, the trio's adoptive daughter.
- Yan Bei
- Wang Yanhui
- Bai Liuxi
- Gao Hu as Chen Bijue, a fisherman, Tail's adoptive father and one of the three suspects for the murder.
Production
During the filming phase, Deng Chao almost suffocated during a scene where his character's leg was supposed to be stuck in an iron fence.[9] He also suffered from insomnia, mental breakdown, depression and claustrophobia[9] for a short while during and after filming.[10]