The Captain (2019)

Original title

中国机长

Directed by

Andrew Lau

Genre

drama film, disaster film, thriller film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

12

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 150 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pilot and crew face a life-threatening emergency when their passenger plane suffers a sudden mechanical failure mid-flight. The film follows their efforts to keep control of the aircraft and land safely.

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What happens

The Captain (Chinese: 中国机长) is a 2019 disaster adventure drama film co-produced, co-cinematographed and directed by Andrew Lau, which stars Zhang Hanyu, Oho Ou, Du Jiang, Yuan Quan, Zhang Tian'ai, Li Qin, Zhang Yamei, and Yang Qiru. The film is based on the Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 incident. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film was released in China on September 30, 2019 and received generally positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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