The Bravest

The Bravest
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Chinese烈火英雄
Literal meaningRaging-Fire Hero
Hanyu Pinyinlièhuǒ yīngxióng
Directed byTony Chan
Written byWang Chao
Produced by
Starring
Production
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Release date
  • August 1, 2019 (2019-08-01) (China)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeCN¥1.7 billion
(US$244 million)

The Bravest (Chinese: 烈火英雄) is a 2019 Chinese disaster film directed by Tony Chan and starring Huang Xiaoming, Du Jiang, Tan Zhuo, Yang Zi, and Oho Ou. It is adapted from author Bao'erji Yuanye's non-fiction book The Deepest Water are Tears (最深的水是泪水). The film is based on a real-life incident, the Xingang Port oil spill, and chronicles firefighters' efforts to protect a city from a fire caused by an oil pipeline explosion.

The film is one of the seven films that premiered during the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. It was released in China on August 1, 2019, and in the United States on August 9. The film grossed over CN¥1.7 billion (US$244 million) in China.