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Dying to Survive(Movie, 2018)

Original title: "我不是药神" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)
1h 57min | Genres: Drama, Comedy
Dying to SurviveRating: 4.1/5 (with 5353 votes)
Dying to Survive is a 2018 Chinese comedy-drama film directed by Wen Muye in his feature film debut. The film is based on the real-life story of Lu Yong (陆勇), a Chinese leukemia patient who smuggled cheap and generic cancer medicine from India for 1,000 Chinese cancer sufferers in 2004. Dying to Survive stars Xu Zheng in the lead role, who also co-produced the film with Ning Hao. ()
Movie poster of Dying to Survive

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About Dying to Survive

When a mysterious visitor appears, the life of Yong Cheng, owner of a store that stocks aphrodisiac products, changes dramatically. He becomes the exclusive selling agent of a cheap Indian generic drug against Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in China. Not only does Yong Cheng see his profits skyrocket, but he is dubbed the god of medicine“ by his customers.

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Additional Information

Production country: People's Republic of China
Shot in: Shanghai
Plays in: Shanghai
Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 8 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 07/06/2018
Director: Wen Muye, Jianv Han
Producer: Ning Hao, Xu Zheng
Screenwriter: Ning Hao, Wen Muye
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Wo bu shi yao shen"
"我不是藥神"
"くすりのかみじゃない"
"薬の神じゃない!"
"나는 약신이 아니다"
"Умираю, как хочу жить"
"Drug Dealer"
Budget: 10,900,000 USD
Revenue: 453,000,000 USD (= 4,156%)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:280607, Added: 07/09/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024