The Dead End

For other uses, see Dead End (disambiguation).
The Dead End
Lièrì zhuó xīn
Theatrical poster
Directed byCao Baoping
Screenplay byCao Baoping
Mia Jiao
Based onSunspot
by Xu Yigua
Produced byYe Jinjun
Cao Baoping
StarringDeng Chao
Duan Yihong
Guo Tao
Wang Luodan
CinematographyLuo Pan
Edited byCao Baoping
Li Yongyi
Music byBai Shui
Production
companies
Dream Sky Film
Bona Film Group
Beijing Standard Image Culture Communication
Release dates
  • June 15, 2015 (2015-06-15) (SIFF)
  • August 27, 2015 (2015-08-27) (China)
Running time
137 minutes
227 minutes (Director's Cut)[1]
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$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]

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