Never Say Never (2023 film)

Directed byWang BaoqiangScreenplay byWang Baoqiang
Qi QiProduced byFeng Yanxi
Liu YongStarring

CinematographyLuo PanEdited byZhang Yibo
Zhu LiyunMusic byNathan Wang

Production
companies

Beijing Happy Pictures Cultural Communications Co.
Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media
Tumxuk Sunflower Pictures
Wuxi Baotang Pictures

Release date

Running time

117 minutesCountryChinaLanguagesMandarin
Sichuanese dialectBox office$304.3 million

Never Say Never (Chinese: 八角笼中; pinyin: Bā Jiǎo Lóng Zhōng) is a 2023 Chinese sports drama film starring and directed by Wang Baoqiang. The film was a box office success where it grossed $304.28 million, making it the 36th highest-grossing film in China of all time as of 2025.