A "Chinese noir full of sublimated homoeroticism" . The story of three brothers raising a little girl they found as a baby. These sworn brothers are not related by blood, but by a long-standing acquaintance and a serious crime they committed seven years ago. The movie features a homosexual love scene that was handled in a relatively straightforward manner.
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Part of Heartburn Trilogy
3 films
Cast
13 people
Deng Chao
Xin Xiaofeng
Known for
Shadow
The Mermaid
Duan Yihong
Yi Guchun
Known for
The Looming Storm
The Battle at Lake Changjin
Guo Tao
Yang Zidao
Known for
3 Body Problem
Meg 2: The Trench
Wang Luodan
Yi Guxia
Known for
The Continent
Rise of the Legend
Jackie Lui Chung-yin
David
Known for
The Mission
Li Xiaochuan
Known for
One Second
One Week Friends
Du Zhiguo
Known for
The Bravest
Xu Xihan
Tail
Also in
重返大福村
Yan Bei
Known for
Cock and Bull
Wang Yanhui
Known for
Dying to Survive
A Cool Fish
Bai Liuxi
Also in
Rakshasa Street
Love of God
Gao Hu
Chen Bijue
Known for
The Bullet Vanishes
From Vegas to Macau
Cao Baoping Director · Jiao Huajing Screenplay Xu Yigua Author
Worldwide gross $48M · First release June 15, 2015 · Produced in China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$47,600,000
Production
China
Produced in
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Original title
烈日灼心
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · June 15, 2015
Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
China · August 27, 2015
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
November 20, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray
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