Operation Red Sea
2018 · Movie · R · 138 min · ★ 7.4 · 75% critics
An elite naval special-operations squad is sent into a volatile foreign nation to rescue hostages and stop a growing terrorist threat. As the mission escalates, they face relentless urban combat, heavy firepower, and tough choices while trying to protect civilians and complete their objectives.
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Details
- Original title
- 红海行动
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-02-16
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (433 votes)
- Box office
- $579,220,560
- Budget
- $70,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want relentless modern warfare action and big set pieces in the vein of Operation Mekong or Black Hawk Down; Not for you if you need deep character drama or get action fatigue.
Pros: nonstop intense action; high-tech combat thrills; gritty, bloody moments | Cons: thin character focus; confusing large cast; overlong, tiring finale
Themes
- red sea
- historical fiction
- desert
- hostage situation
- tank battle
- uranium
- peoples army
- naval battleship
Awards & recognition
- Huabiao Award — Outstanding Film
- Hundred Flowers Award — Best Picture
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
Zhang Yi
as Yang Rui
Johnny Huang
as Gu Shun
Hai Qing
as Xia Nan
Du Jiang
as Xu Hong
Zhang Hanyu
as Gao Yun
Jiang Luxia
as Tong Li
Wang Yutian
as Zhang 'Rocky' Tiande
Yin Fang
as Li Dong
Henry Prince Mak
as Zhuang Yu
Guo Jiahao
as Lu Chen
Directed by Dante Lam Chiu-Yin