Operation Hadal (2025)

Original title

蛟龙行动

Directed by

Dante Lam

Genre

drama, action, war

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 26m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Chinese action war film about a naval crew on a nuclear submarine. They face dangerous underwater combat situations.

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What happens

Operation Hadal or Operation Leviathan (simplified Chinese: 蛟龙行动; traditional Chinese: 蛟龍行動; pinyin: Jiāolóng Xíngdòng; lit. 'Operation Jiaolong') is a 2025 action war film. It is a follow-up to the 2018 film Operation Red Sea. Differing from the previous film's above-water action set-pieces, this film is about a nuclear submarine and features mainly underwater action. A co-production between China and Hong Kong, the film was produced by Bona Film Group and directed by Dante Lam, and it stars Huang Xuan, Yu Shi, Zhang Hanyu, and Du Jiang. It was released in China on 29 January 2025 (Chinese New Year). However, unlike Dante's previous two films, Operation Hadal was not a commercial success, as it faced criticisms over its weak character development, plot, and narrative and logical flaws. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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