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 but unproven 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.
Dying to Survive (2018)
Directed by Muye Wen
Genres - Comedy, Comedy Drama, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Comedy Drama |
Release Date - Jun 30, 2018 |
Run Time - 117 min. |
Countries - Canada |
MPAA Rating - NR
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$15,000,000
Box Office
$451,183,391
Tags
India, Lu Yong, Wen Muye, Xu Zheng
Attributes
Filming Location: Shanghai
Narrative Location: Shanghai
Subject: about cancer, about drugs, Lu Yong case
Narrative Location: Shanghai
Subject: about cancer, about drugs, Lu Yong case
Alternate Titles
Drug Dealer
, US
Dying to Survive
, AU, CA, GB, US
Wo bu shi yao shen
CN, HK, MY, TW
Zhong Guo yao shen
Умираю, как хочу жить
RU
ニセ薬じゃない!
JP
我不是药神
CN
我不是藥神
HK, TW
薬の神じゃない!
JP
나는 약신이 아니다
KR