''Sky on Fire'' is a 2016 Chinese

action thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by Ringo Lam and starring

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and

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. It was released in China by Tianjin Maoyan Media on November 25, 2016. It was Lam's final film before his death in 2018.

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

*Fan Guang-yao *

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*Philip Keung * Cheung Siu-fai *Ying Batu

Production

hurt his nose during the filming of an action scene when it collided with Li Haitao's head. This led him to collapse after the impact. Li Haitao brought him a bag of ice and was able to re-adjust his nose. ''Sky on Fire'' was in post-production by October 8, 2016.

Release

The film was picked up by for international release by the Hong Kong-based Distribution Workshop. The film was released in China on 25 November 2016.

Reception

The film has grossed in China. 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."

References

External links

* Films directed by Ringo Lam Chinese action films 2016 action films Chinese suspense films 2010s Cantonese-language films Tianjin Maoyan Media films 2010s Mandarin-language films {{China-film-stub