Dying to Survive

Name: Dying to Survive
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: August 9, 2019
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Beibi Gong, Chuan-jun Wang, Jiajia Wang, Naiwen Li, Xinming Yang

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China Lion Film Distribution | Release Date: August 9, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Beibi Gong, Chuan-jun Wang, Jiajia Wang, Naiwen Li, Xinming Yang, Yanhui Wang, Yiwei Zhou, Yu Zhang, Zheng Xu, Zhuo Tan

Summary: A story on how a small drug store owner became the exclusive selling agent of a cheap Indian generic drug against Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in China.

Director: Muye Wen

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 117 min

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John Berra

Jul 24, 2019

Regardless of where it lands politically, Dying to Survive is a rousing piece of torn-from-the-headlines storytelling that delivers laughs and tears in equal measure. Read full review

Deborah Young

Jul 24, 2019

Despite its paucity of action and some unnecessary repetitions that extend the running time, the story rolls on smoothly. Read full review

Richard Kuipers

Aug 16, 2019

Director and co-writer Wen Muye’s feature debut is a classy crowd-pleaser and an interesting example of a Chinese film that shows public protests and casts officialdom in a frequently unflattering light yet still received the stamp of approval from state censors. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Aug 9, 2019

I’d have an easier time accepting the trite, asked-and-answered conclusions that director Muye Wen and co-writers Jianu Han and Wei Zhong lead viewers to if they were more adept at tugging at viewers’ heart-strings. Read full review

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