Synopsis
When a mysterious visitor appears, the life of Yong Cheng, owner of a store that stocks aphrodisiac products, changes dramatically. He becomes the exclusive selling agent of a cheap Indian generic drug against Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in China. Not only does Yong Cheng see his profits skyrocket, but he is dubbed the god of medicine“ by his customers
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Cast
- Xu ZhengCheng Yong
- Eric WangLü Shouyi
- Zhou YiweiCao Bin
- Tan ZhuoLiu Sihui
- Zhang YuPeng Hao
- Yang XinmingPastor Liu
- Wang JiajiaLu's wife
- Yanhui WangZhang Changlin
- Gong BeibiCao Ling
- Ning Hao
- 80
Screen Daily
Regardless of where it lands politically, Dying to Survive is a rousing piece of torn-from-the-headlines storytelling that delivers laughs and tears in equal measure. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Despite its paucity of action and some unnecessary repetitions that extend the running time, the story rolls on smoothly. - 70
Variety
Director and co-writer Wen Muye’s feature debut is a classy crowd-pleaser and an interesting example of a Chinese film that shows public protests and casts officialdom in a frequently unflattering light yet still received the stamp of approval from state censors. - 50
RogerEbert.com
I’d have an easier time accepting the trite, asked-and-answered conclusions that director Muye Wen and co-writers Jianu Han and Wei Zhong lead viewers to if they were more adept at tugging at viewers’ heart-strings.