Out of Inferno
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China poster
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| Directed by |
Danny Pang Oxide Pang |
| Produced by | Daneil Lam Danny Pang Oxide Pang |
| Written by | Szeto Kam-Yuen |
| Starring |
Sean Lau Louis Koo Chen Sicheng Angelica Lee |
| Music by |
Peter Kam Wong Kin-wai |
| Cinematography | Anthony Pun |
| Edited by | Curran Pang |
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Production
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Universe Entertainment
Sun Entertainment Culture Bona Film Group Golala Investment Enable Film Production |
| Distributed by | Universe Film Distribution |
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Release date
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Running time
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107 mins |
| Country | Hong Kong China |
| Language | Cantonese Mandarin |
| Budget | HK$150 million (US$19 million) |
| Box office | US$24,109,886 |
Out of Inferno (Chinese: 逃出生天; pinyin: Táo Chūshēng Tiān) is a 2013 Hong Kong-Chinese disaster film directed by the Pang Brothers released on 3 October 2013. Starring Sean Lau, Louis Koo and Angelica Lee, the movie is about a fire that engulfs a high-rise building in southern China and the subsequent rescue mission by the city's fire department.
The film stars two estranged brothers in Guangzhou, Tai-kwan and Keung, who work as firefighters. The last time they spoke with one another was during the funeral of their father, four years before the events of the film. Keung, now retired from firefighting, operates a fire protection systems company. In the beginning of the film, he holds a celebration of the opening of the office of his company. Meanwhile, Tai-kwan's wife, Si-lok, is seeing a gynaecologist. The company and the doctor are in the same building. A fire breaks out in the basement and travels upwards. Tai-kwan, who submits his resignation before the fire breaks out, sends in his unit to fight the fire. Keung finds Si-lok and struggles to rescue her.
The Pang Brothers went to great lengths to ensure authenticity of the fire scenes, actual fire was used for the majority of the film to bring out the actual visceral fear from the cast. The film had a budget of HK$150 million (US$19 million).
Yvonne Teh of the South China Morning Post gave the film three out of five stars. Teh stated that the script "looks a clear case of too many cooks spoiling the broth" and that Szeto Kam-yuen's death had harmed it. Teh stated that the acting of Koo, Lau, and Lee benefited the film and that "the raging fire, which hisses, roars, and moves in ways that resembles a mythical, dragon-like creature at times, is suitably menacing, and ensures that there are scenes in this action thriller that do feel suspenseful." Teh argued that the film is "weakest when the attention is focused on hackneyed minor characters" with the diamond cutter characters being the "lamest of all".
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