The Dead End

The Dead End Lièrì zhuó xīn
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Cao Baoping
Produced by	Ye Jinjun Cao Baoping
Screenplay by	Cao Baoping Mia Jiao
Based on	Sunspot by Xu Yigua
Starring	Deng Chao Duan Yihong Guo Tao Wang Luodan
Music by	Bai Shui
Cinematography	Luo Pan
Edited by	Cao Baoping Li Yongyi
Production company	Dream Sky Film Bona Film Group Beijing Standard Image Culture Communication
Release dates	June 15, 2015 (SIFF) August 27, 2015 (China)
Running time	137 minutes 227 minutes (Director's Cut)[1]
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Box office	US$46.75 million[2]

The Dead End (Chinese: 烈日灼心 Lièrì zhuó xīn) is a 2015 Chinese crime-drama^[3] film based on Xu Yigua's novel Sunspot (Chinese: 太阳黑子). The film is directed by Cao Baoping, starring Deng Chao, Duan Yihong, Guo Tao, and Wang Luodan.^[4] The film was released on August 27, 2015.^[5][6]

Plot

Seven years after the events of the Water Chamber Murders, newly transferred officer Yi Guchun began to suspect that his assistant police, Xin Xiaofeng, is deeply-tied with the murders.

Cast

• Deng Chao as Xin Xiaofeng, an assistant police, Tail's adoptive father and one of the three suspects for the murder.^[7] Yihong originally auditioned for this role, but he was casted as Guchun instead. During the filming phase, Chao almost suffocated during a scene where his character's leg was supposed to be stuck in an iron fence.^[8] He also suffered from insomnia, mental breakdown, depression, claustrophobia^[8] for a short while during and after filming.^[9]
• Duan Yihong as Yi Guchun, Guxia's elder brother, a police officer and Xiaofeng's superior.
• Guo Tao as Yang Zidao, a taxi driver, Tail's adoptive father, Guxia's love interest and one of the three suspects for the murder.
• Wang Luodan as Yi Guxia, Guchun's younger sister.
• Jackie Lui as David, a Taiwanese architect and designer.
• Li Xiaochuan
• Du Zhiguo
• Xu Xihan as Tail, the trio's adoptive daughter.
• Yan Bei
• Wang Yanhui
• Bai Liuxi
• Gao Hu as Chen Bijue, a fisherman, Tail's adoptive father and one of the three suspects for the murder.

References

1. "《烈日灼心》首周末破亿 放送"非正片画面"-新华网". ent.news.cn. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
2. "Weekly box office > China Week 36 09/07 - 09/13/2015". entgroup.cn. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
3. "Propaganda film second-placed at China b.o.". Film Business Asia. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
4. "【烈日灼心电影】什么时候上映_演员表_预告片_海报_剧照_剧情介绍 - 漫漫看影视剧". Manmankan.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
5. "《烈日灼心》上映时间、演员表及剧情介绍-上海生活帮-E都市". Sh.edushi.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
6. "The Dead End". Film Business Asia. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
7. "对小鲜肉说NO！《烈日灼心》打造颓帅硬汉". Retrieved 2015-09-15.
8. "爬高楼潜深水！《烈日灼心》邓超绝境逢生". Retrieved 2015-09-15.
9. "邓超拍《烈日灼心》 差点被虐得崩溃". ent.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2015-09-15.

External links

• The Dead End at the Internet Movie Database