Hostage crisis meets found family in a war zone — who makes it out alive?
The couple of Ma Xiao, a foreign correspondent, and Pan Wenjia, a volunteer doctor, accompanied engineer Miao Feng on a trip to the suburbs to repair a base station. During the trip, the local situation suddenly changed and the three were kidnapped by an extremist organisation. While in prison, they met Zhou Weijie, an overseas Chinese businessman. In order to find a chance of survival, they embarked on a journey of escape in the midst of barbaric warfare and chaos.
Acting
Simon Yam elevates every scene he's in.
Direction
Shen Ao keeps tension breathlessly tight.
Practical Effects
War chaos feels lived-in, not CGI-ed.
Director
Shen Ao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real evacuation events involving Chinese nationals in North Africa conflict zones.
Xiao Yang's casting subverts his comedy background — the physical panic reads differently on him.
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