The Rescue (2020 film)

The Rescue
Promotional poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese緊急救援
Simplified Chinese紧急救援
Literal meaningUrgent Rescue
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinjǐnjí jiùyuán
Directed byDante Lam
Written by
  • Maria Wong
  • Tan Yuli
  • Yaqing Zhi
Produced byCandy Leung
Starring
CinematographyPeter Pau
Edited byChi-Hung Choi
Music byElliot Leung
Production
companies
  • Bona Film Group
  • China Communications Press
  • China Modern Film And Television Development
  • Tencent Pictures
  • Autonavi YunMap Technology
  • Maoyan Weying Culture Media
  • Emperor Film Production Company Limited
Distributed byCMC Pictures
Release date
  • 18 December 2020 (2020-12-18)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Budget$90 million[1]
Box office$74.9 million[2][3]

The Rescue (Chinese: 紧急救援) is a 2020 Chinese action film directed by Dante Lam.[4] The film follows the personal and professional lives of members from the China Rescue & Salvage, which is under the Chinese Ministry of Transport. The film stars Eddie Peng, Wang Yanlin, Xin Zhilei, Lan Yingying, Wang Yutian, and Xu Yang. The film was initially scheduled to the released in China on 25 January 2020, but was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The Rescue is the third film in a series of films directed by Dante Lam that pays tribute to Chinese public personnel, including 2016's Operation Mekong (the police) and 2018's Operation Red Sea (the navy). The film has received financial and production backing and assistance from the Chinese Ministry of Transport.[6]

Released on 18 December 2020, the film received generally positive reviews from critics but grossed just $74 million against a budget of $90 million.

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  2. ^ "Jin Ji Jiu Yuan (2020) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. ^ "The Rescue (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Chinese Action Film 'The Rescue' Sets North American Release". Variety.com. 5 December 2019.
  5. ^ "春节档7部电影全部撤档：以疫情为重，以生命为重". ifeng.com. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Why Dante Lam's 'Rescue' May Be a Lifeline for the Chinese Movie Industry (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. 9 February 2019.