The Bravest

"Bravest" redirects here. For the New York City fireboat, see Bravest (fireboat).
The Bravest
Theatrical release poster
Chinese烈火英雄
Literal meaningRaging-Fire Hero
Hanyu Pinyinlièhuǒ yīngxióng
Directed byTony Chan
Written byWang Chao
Produced by
Starring
Production
companies
Release date
  • August 1, 2019 (2019-08-01) (China)
[1][2]
Running time
120 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeCN¥1.7 billion
(US$244 million)[3]

The Bravest (Chinese: 烈火英雄) is a 2019 Chinese disaster film directed by Tony Chan and starring Huang Xiaoming, Du Jiang, Tan Zhuo, Yang Zi, and Oho Ou.[4] It is adapted from author Bao'erji Yuanye's non-fiction book The Deepest Water are Tears (最深的水是泪水).[5] The film is based on a real-life incident, the Xingang Port oil spill, and chronicles firefighters' efforts to protect a city from a fire caused by an oil pipeline explosion.[6]

The film is one of the seven films that premiered during the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.[7] It was released in China on August 1, 2019, and in the United States on August 9. The film grossed over CN¥1.7 billion (US$244 million) in China.[3]

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  7. ^ "庆祝新中国成立70周年，《我和我的祖国》等7部新片展映". The Paper (in Chinese (China)). 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-25.