Dying to Survive
7.8
A Chinese leukaemia patient smuggles cheap but untested pharmaceuticals from India to help hundreds of Chinese people suffering from cancer.
Cast
132 people
Xu Zheng
Cheng Yong
Known for
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No Man's Land
Zhou Yiwei
Cao Bin
Known for
Brotherhood of Blades
The Guillotines
Wang Chuanjun
Lü Shouyi
Known for
Three-Body
iPartment
Tan Zhuo
Liu Sihui
Known for
The Long Night
Sheep Without a Shepherd
Zhang Yu
Peng Hao
Known for
An Elephant Sitting Still
A Cool Fish
Yang Xinming
Pastor Liu
Known for
Gezhi Town
No Man's Land
Wang Yanhui
Zhang Changlin
Known for
A Cool Fish
The Equation of Love and Death
Jia Hongxiao
Xiao Sun
Known for
Nice View
Li Naiwen
Zhao Lizhong
Known for
Johnny Keep Walking!
Cliff Walkers
Gong Beibi
Cao Ling
Known for
Connected
Wang Jiajia
Lü's Wife
Known for
The Long Season
So Young
Zhu Gengyou
Cheng Xiaoshu
Also in
The Road Not Taken
The Curious Tale of Mr. Guo
Wen Muye Director · Han Jianü Screenplay Wei Zhong Screenplay
First release June 19, 2018 · Produced in China · Production Alibaba Pictures Group, Beijing Culture 北京京西文化
Production
Huanxi Media
Production
Alibaba Pictures Group
Production
Beijing Culture 北京京西文化
Production
Wanda Pictures
Production
霍尔果斯坏猴子
Production
Dirty Monkey Films Group
Production
Huanxi Media Group
Production
China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
我不是药神
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · June 19, 2018
Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
China · July 6, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
April 20, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
January 3, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
October 26, 2018 · Digital
Russia
April 23, 2019 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
South Korea
October 8, 2018 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
March 19, 2020 · Digital
Taiwan
November 14, 2018 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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