The Bravest
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| Chinese | 烈火英雄 |
| Literal meaning | Raging-Fire Hero |
| Hanyu Pinyin | lièhuǒ yīngxióng |
| Directed by | Tony Chan |
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| Based on | Tears are The Deepest Waters by Bao'erji Yuanye |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kokei Leung |
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| Music by | Peter Kam |
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| Distributed by | Bona Film Group |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | CN¥380 million (US$55 million) |
| Box office | CN¥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 Ou Hao. Based on the Xingang Port oil spill incident and later adapted as the non-fiction book Tears are The Deepest Waters (Chinese: 最深的水是泪水) written by Bao'erji Yuanye, the film 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.