Dying to Survive
Wen Muye
Xu Zheng, Wang Chuanjun, Zhou Yiwei, Tan Zhuo, Zhang Yu, Yang Xinming, Wang Jiajia, Wang Yanhui, Jia Hongxiao, Gong Beibi, Ning Hao, Li Naiwen, Yue Xiaojun, Wei Qing, Fu Guanming, Bharat Bhatti, Hilltoo, Zhang Haiyan, Zhu Gengyou
2018
Mainland China
Completed
Mandarin Chinese, English, Shanghainese
117 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known as我不是药神，is aMainland ChinaProducerwomen sex，At2018Released in year
。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese, English, Shanghainese，Current Douban rating9.0(For reference only)。
Ordinary middle-aged man Cheng Yong (played by Xu Zheng) runs a health supplement store, feeling disheartened and divorced. The unexpected arrival of Lu Shouyi (played by Wang Chuanjun) opens up a new business opportunity for him to buy medicine in India as a “proxy buyer.” Despite facing numerous difficulties, he discovers a business opportunity along this "medication path" and becomes the exclusive agent for Indian generic drugs that treat chronic myeloid leukemia. While making money, he also meets several patients and their families, including Si Hui (played by Tan Zhuo), who is forced to become a dancer to save her daughter, Pastor Liu (played by Yang Xinming), who speaks fluent “priest-like” English, and the hot-tempered “Huang Mao” (played by Zhang Yu). The group partners up for business, with profits soaring but also facing many crises. Cheng Yong's ex-brother-in-law Officer Cao (played by Zhou Yiwei) is tasked with investigating the source of the generic drugs, while drug dealer Zhang Changlin (played by Wang Yanhui) and a legitimate Swiss pharmaceutical representative (played by Li Naiwen) eye their operations with suspicion, turning business into a tug-of-war about redemption. This film is based on the true story of leukemia patient Lu Yong, who bought cancer medication on behalf of others.