''Sky on Fire'' is a 2016

action thriller film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

directed by

Ringo Lam Ringo Lam Ling-Tung (, 8 December 1955 – 29 December 2018) was a Hong Kong film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was known for his Action film, action and crime films produced during the Hong Kong New Wave, many of them comprising ent ...

and starring

Daniel Wu Daniel Wu Neh-Tsu (; born September 30, 1974) is an American actor. He is known as a "flexible and distinctive" leading actor in the Chinese language film industry. Since his film debut in 1998, he has been featured in over 60 films. A three- ...

Zhang Ruoyun Zhang Ruoyun (, born 24 August 1988) is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2007. Early life and education Zhang was born in Beijing, on 24 August 1988, to Zhang Jian (), a director and producer. His grandfather is ...

Zhang Jingchu Zhang Jingchu (, born 2 February 1980) is a Chinese actress. She first gained recognition for the film ''Peacock'' (2005), which won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. Zhang is also known for her roles ...

Joseph Chang Joseph Chang Hsiao-chuan (, born 28 December 1983) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for his role in the critically acclaimed 2006 Taiwanese film '' Eternal Summer'', which earned him two Golden Horse Awards nominations for ''Best Support ...

and

Amber Kuo Kuo Tsai-chieh (, born 19 February 1986), also known as Amber Kuo, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Career Kuo made her debut in the music video of "我們小時候" (When We Were Young) by Taiwanese singer Tank. She was also featured in Ste ...

. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, it was released in China by Tianjin Maoyan Media on November 25, 2016.

Plot

In this action thriller, the chief security officer at a top-secret medical facility (Daniel Wu) finds himself caught in an explosive battle when a young thief and his accomplices steal a groundbreaking curative medicine. After discovering the true origins of the medicine, the officer must decide who he can trust to prevent the cure from falling into the wrong hands, and prevent an all-out war from bringing the city to its knees.

Cast

*Fan Guang-yao *

Wayne Lai Lai Yiu-cheung (; born 4 May 1964), better known as Wayne Lai, is a Hong Kong actor. He became one of Hong Kong's most successful television actors after starring in TVB hit drama series '' Rosy Business''. Lai won three TVB Anniversary Awar ...

*Philip Keung * Cheung Siu-fai *Ying Batu

Production

hurt his nose during the filming of an action scene when it collided with Li Haitao's head. This led him to collapse after the impact. Li Haitao brought him a bag of ice and was able to re-adjust his nose. ''Sky on Fire'' was in post-production by October 8, 2016.

Release

The film was picked up by for international release by the Hong Kong–based Distribution Workshop. The film was released in China on 25 November 2016.

Reception

The film has grossed in China. Edmund Lee of the ''

South China Morning Post The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remaine ...

'' gave the film two stars out of five, noting that "the use of a futuristic setting that feels jarringly at odds with the touch of gritty realism prevalent in Lam's action thrillers" and that the film "made no sense" and was in "desperate need for a

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References

External links

* Films directed by Ringo Lam Hong Kong action films Chinese action films Chinese suspense films 2016 action films 2010s Cantonese-language films Tianjin Maoyan Media films 2010s Mandarin-language films 2010s Hong Kong films 2010s Chinese films {{2010s-HongKong-film-stub