Chinese films based on real events resonate with audiences
By Zhou Bing |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2019-08-09 09:32
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1. Dying to Survive
Director: Wen Muye
Cast: Xu Zheng, Wang Chuanjun, Tan Zhuo, Zhang Yu
Year of release: 2018
Douban points: 9.0
It tells the story of how a small drugstore owner became the exclusive selling agent in China for a cheap Indian generic drug to fight chronic myelocytic leukemia.
This film is adapted from the real story of Lu Yong, a patient with this disease, who purchased cheap anticancer drugs from abroad for himself and other patients.
