Dying to Survive

Dying to Survive

2018•1h 57m•8.2/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.2/10(207)

A Chinese leukaemia patient smuggles cheap but untested pharmaceuticals from India to help hundreds of Chinese people suffering from cancer.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Huanxi Media Group, Alibaba Pictures Group, Dirty Monkey Productions, Beijing Culture, Wanda Pictures

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Xu Zheng

Xu Zheng

Cheng Yong

Eric Wang Chuanjun

Eric Wang Chuanjun

Lv Shouyi

Zhou Yiwei

Zhou Yiwei

Cao Bin

Tan Zhuo

Tan Zhuo

Liu Sihui

Zhang Yu

Zhang Yu

Yellow Hair

Yang Xinming

Yang Xinming

Priest Liu

Wang Jiajia

Wang Jiajia

Lv Shouyi's Wife

Wang Yanhui

Wang Yanhui

Zhang Changlin

Jia Hongxiao

Jia Hongxiao

Xiao Sun

Gong Beibi

Gong Beibi

Cao Ling

Ning Hao

Ning Hao

Landlord

Li Naiwen

Li Naiwen

Zhao Lizhong

Yue Xiaojun

Yue Xiaojun

Nursing Home Owner

Wei Qing

Wei Qing

Old Woman

Fu Guanming

Fu Guanming

Nightclub Manager

Bharat Bhatia

Cargo Ship Chef

Xi Litu

Xi Litu

Nova Asia Pacific Representative

Zhang Haiyan

Zhang Haiyan

Bar Dancer

Zhu Gengyou

Zhu Gengyou

Cheng Xiaoshu

Zhang Zixian

Zhang Zixian

Lawyer Zhao

Recommended

Hidden Man

Hidden Man

A martial arts-infused spy thriller set in 1937 Beijing. A time when China was lurching between revolution, prosperity, and chaos.

Hidden Man

2018

6.6

Hello Mr. Billionaire

Hello Mr. Billionaire

A pathetic minor league Soccer Goalkeeper was given a task - to spend 1 Billion in thirty days, if successful he will get 30 Billion. However, he's not allowed to tell anyone about the task and he must not own any valuables by end of it.

Hello Mr. Billionaire

2018

7.0

Devils on the Doorstep

Devils on the Doorstep

During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year?

Devils on the Doorstep

2001

8.2

Head Burst

Head Burst

Markus is a handsome and respectable architect who has a secret: he is a pedophile. Despite feeling disgust of himself, Markus can't help but feel attracted to young boys. When he thinks he won't be able to suppress his deepest feelings, he decides to isolate himself.

Head Burst

2019

6.5

My Missing Valentine

My Missing Valentine

Xiao Chi, a driven girl who's been looking for love, gets asked out by a hot guy on the eve of Valentine's Day. As she anticipates her first date, she wakes up the next morning and finds that the Valentine's Day has mysteriously passed.

My Missing Valentine

2020

6.8

Two Worlds

Two Worlds

A French tradesman travels in time and liberates an oppressed tribe in another world.

Two Worlds

2007

5.1

Twenty Two

Twenty Two

Follow the lives of the elderly survivors who were forced into sex slavery as “Comfort Women” by the Japanese during World War II. At the time of filming, only 22 of these women were still alive to tell their story. Through their own personal histories and perspectives, they tell a tale that should never be forgotten to generations unaware of the brutalization that occurred.

Twenty Two

2017

7.7

My Country, My Parents

My Country, My Parents

This anthology drama presents four short films honoring Chinese families, spotlighting the struggles of key groups across four pivotal eras: the revolution, construction, reform and opening up, and the new era, while highlighting their perseverance, dedication to ideals, and commitment to passing on the national spirit through generations.

My Country, My Parents

2021

6.0

Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back

Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back

A woman seeks revenge on the man pretending to fall in love with her to gain professional advantage.

Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back

2015

5.5

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost is a 2011 Chinese teen sex comedy film and the sequel to the film Pubescence and the second film in the Pubescence film series.

Paradise Lost

2011

5.3

The Island

The Island

A cataclysmic event causes a man, who dreams of winning the lottery, to become stranded on an island with his co-workers.

The Island

2018

6.6

A Cool Fish

A Cool Fish

Cop-turned-security guard Ma Xianyong finds himself in a criminal twilight zone when two unrelated events turn his world upside down. The mysterious disappearance of his boss has implications for his financial security. Even more perilous is the abduction of his paralyzed sister who, unknown to Ma, makes a morbid deal with her captors.

A Cool Fish

2018

7.0

Similar Movies

Money Talk

Money Talk

Two troubled high school students find a bag full of money that could be the salvation for all of their problems.

Money Talk

2023

Exam Hell: Broken and Murderous

Exam Hell: Broken and Murderous

Keisuke Miyahara oversleeps on the day of his entrance exam for Tokyo University. To postpone the exam starting time, Keisuke Miyahara sends an email to the school warning of a bomb. His plan works and he is able to take his exam and passes. On the day of his entrance ceremony, a man named Hiroshi Tanaka appears in front of Keisuke Miyahara and threatens him.

Exam Hell: Broken and Murderous

2014

6.0

Dopamine

Dopamine

A young couple facing eviction and debt experiences an unexpected event that changes their lives.

Dopamine

2025

7.0

Red Palm

Red Palm

A man must go on a journey through the darkest recesses of his mind or succumb to his vices.

Red Palm

2024

Dead Babies

Dead Babies

When a group of college kids get together for a weekend of partying, they find themselves mixed up in a murderous plot. Having planned on a weekend of hard-core debauchery, the English students and their visiting American friends do not notice when a series of mindless murders and acts of terrorism are carried out around them.

Dead Babies

2000

4.7

Bir Yudum Mutluluk

Bir Yudum Mutluluk

The story of a worker fighting to save a young girl addicted to morphine from a life of crime.

Bir Yudum Mutluluk

1982

1.0

The Substitute

The Substitute

When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.

The Substitute

1996

6.9

Just Past Noon on a Tuesday

Just Past Noon on a Tuesday

Two strangers visit the penthouse of a recently deceased lover, only to find themselves learning more about each other.

Just Past Noon on a Tuesday

2018

6.1

9 Songs

9 Songs

Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.

9 Songs

2004

5.5

Assassination of a High School President

Assassination of a High School President

After the theft of copies of SAT exams from a principal's office, teenage reporter Bobby Funke sets out to unmask the thief.

Assassination of a High School President

2008

5.7

Buffalo Boys

After discovering the man who raised him is not his biological father, 15-year-old Ian's world is forever changed. His mother refuses to identify his real father, fueling Ian's desire to escape suburbia. His girlfriend urges him to stay and work things out, while his best friend continues to lead him down a violent path. The duo sell drugs to make money – until their dealer offers an easier, deadlier way to get rich quick.

Buffalo Boys

2013

DOLO

DOLO

No overview available.

DOLO

2024