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On New Year's Eve in 2020, an unknown virus spreads from Wuhan to other places. The number of patients is increasing at an explosive rate. People are horrified by the powerful and highly infectious virus. The unprecedented survival crisis causes grief and panic. A little-known infectious disease hospital, Jiang Han, is chosen as a designated hospital. Zhang Jingyu, president of the hospital, suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Together with the Respiratory Department director, young interns and head nurse of the ICU, Zhang faces numerus challenges and accidents while he perseveres to save patients at the frontline. In a race against time and death, they work around the clock to transform the isolation ward for a large number of critically ill patients. In the midst of the time of the Spring Festival travel rush, facing the threat of the unstoppable epidemic, Wuhan, the thoroughfare of nine provinces, deals with never-ending hardships persistently. With new infections on the rise, critical decisions must be made immediately before dire consequences occur.

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Martin Tsai Critic's Notebook 08/27/2021
"Chinese Doctors" is perhaps a prime example of a respected filmmaker directing with one hand tied behind his back. Go to Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix 08/12/2021
Shameless, tacky exploitation. It's a movie where people do perky group dances together in an overcrowded hospital while patients are dying around them. [And] a doctor yells jubilantly to COVID-19 patients, 'We'll get everyone cured as soon as possible!' Go to Full Review Edmund Lee South China Morning Post 08/11/2021
2/5
It is hard to shake the impression that [Lau] was stuck awkwardly between embracing the official narrative and dreaming up tear-jerking scenarios that inspire audience catharsis. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Isabel Y @isabel694 Dec 6 Giving Chinese doctors a low score is like a wild boar that can't eat fine chaff. See more 11/07/2021 Nothing to say how Lau Wai Keung would make such a movie. See more 08/24/2021 Advertised as based on true events of the COVID-19 in Wuhan but no Li Wen Liang? See more Read all reviews
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Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Director

Hanyu Zhang

Zhang Jingyu

Quan Yuan

Ren Wenting

Yawen Zhu

Tao Jun

Chen Li

Wu Chenguang

Jackson Yee

Yang Xiaoyang
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Synopsis On New Year's Eve in 2020, an unknown virus spreads from Wuhan to other places. The number of patients is increasing at an explosive rate. People are horrified by the powerful and highly infectious virus. The unprecedented survival crisis causes grief and panic. A little-known infectious disease hospital, Jiang Han, is chosen as a designated hospital. Zhang Jingyu, president of the hospital, suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Together with the Respiratory Department director, young interns and head nurse of the ICU, Zhang faces numerus challenges and accidents while he perseveres to save patients at the frontline. In a race against time and death, they work around the clock to transform the isolation ward for a large number of critically ill patients. In the midst of the time of the Spring Festival travel rush, facing the threat of the unstoppable epidemic, Wuhan, the thoroughfare of nine provinces, deals with never-ending hardships persistently. With new infections on the rise, critical decisions must be made immediately before dire consequences occur.
Director
Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Producer
Dong Yu
Distributor
CMC Pictures
Production Co
Bona Film Group
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 30, 2021, Limited
Runtime
2h 9m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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