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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.
- $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 · Movies. Movie Reviews. ‘Dying to Survive’ (‘Wo bu shi yao shen’): Film Review. Wen Muye’s record-breaking social drama 'Dying to Survive,' based on a real-life story, lauds a Chinese...
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Aug 9, 2019 · A Chinese leukemia patient smuggles cheap but untested pharmaceuticals from India to help hundreds of Chinese people suffering from cancer.
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- Zheng Xu
- Muye Wen
- August 09, 2019
Aug 9, 2019 · Review of Dying to Survive on RogerEbert.com. The most interesting thing about “Dying to Survive,” a new Chinese drama about one man’s struggle to profit and then preach about healthcare reform, is its familiarity. “Dying to Survive” brings to mind a handful of American movies—especially “The Dallas Buyers Club”—about ...
Aug 16, 2019 · By Richard Kuipers. 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...
Jul 10, 2018 · A remarkable true story gets the big screen treatment in Wen Muye’s debut feature Dying To Survive. Leukemia patient Lu Yong became a folk hero when he imported generic anti-cancer drugs from...
