| Out of Inferno | |
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| Directed by | Danny Pang Oxide Pang |
| Written by | Szeto Kam-Yuen |
| Produced by | Daneil Lam Danny Pang Oxide Pang |
| Starring | Sean Lau Louis Koo Chen Sicheng Angelica Lee |
| Cinematography | Anthony Pun |
| Edited by | Curran Pang |
| Music by | Peter Kam Wong Kin-wai |
Production companies | Universe Entertainment Sun Entertainment Culture Bona Film Group Golala Investment Enable Film Production |
| Distributed by | Universe Film Distribution |
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Running time | 107 mins |
| Countries | Hong Kong China |
| Languages | Cantonese[1] Mandarin[1] |
| Budget | HK$150 million (US$19 million) |
| Box office | US$24,109,886[2] |
Out of Inferno (Chinese:逃出生天;pinyin:Táo Chūshēng Tiān) is a 2013 Hong Kong-Chinesedisaster film directed by thePang Brothers released on 3 October 2013.[3] StarringSean Lau,Louis Koo andAngelica 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.[4][5][6]
The film stars two estranged brothers inGuangzhou, 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.[7] The film had a budget ofHK$150 million (US$19 million).[8]
Yvonne Teh of theSouth 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 thatSzeto Kam-yuen's death had harmed it.[9] 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."[9] 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".[9]
Film Business Asia'sDerek Elley gave the film a 7/10 rating.[8]