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Dying to Survive is a 2018 Chinese comedy-drama film [3] 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. [4] [5] Dying to Survive stars Xu Zheng in the ...
- $453 million
- $10.9 million
Aug 9, 2019 · Dying to Survive: Directed by Muye Wen. With Zheng Xu, Yiwei Zhou, Chuan-jun Wang, Zhuo Tan. The story of how a small drugstore owner became the exclusive selling agent of a cheap Indian generic drug against Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in China.
- Muye Wen
- 2 min
May 31, 2019 · Wen Muye’s record-breaking social drama 'Dying to Survive,' based on a real-life story, lauds a Chinese businessman for circumventing big pharma and illegally importing cheap generic medicine.
Aug 16, 2019 · A moneymaking scheme turns into a life-changing crusade in “Dying to Survive,” a dramedy loosely based on the true story of a Chinese man whose illegal importation of affordable generic drugs ...
Aug 9, 2019 · After all, “Dying to Survive” is not about one individual’s struggle to prove his emblematic resilience—it’s the story of a selfish man’s quest to reform and re-integrate into society. I’d have an easier time accepting the trite, asked-and-answered conclusions that director Muye Wen and co-writers Jianu Han and Wei Zhong lead ...
Aug 9, 2019 · Rent Dying to Survive on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. A Chinese leukemia patient smuggles cheap but untested pharmaceuticals from India to help ...
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- Comedy, Drama
Jul 10, 2018 · Yet regardless of where it lands politically, Dying to Survive is a rousing piece of torn-from-the-headlines storytelling that delivers laughs and tears in equal measure. After a stunning opening ...
