Overview
A "Chinese noir full of sublimated homoeroticism" . The story of three brothers raising a little girl they found as a baby. These sworn brothers are not related by blood, but by a long-standing acquaintance and a serious crime they committed seven years ago. The movie features a homosexual love scene that was handled in a relatively straightforward manner.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture
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Box office
Grossed $47.6M worldwide
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Collection
Part of Heartburn Trilogy
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Music
Music by Bai Shui
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Luo Pan
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Cao BaopingWriter
- Jiao HuajingScreenplay
- Original title
- 烈日灼心
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 27, 2015
- Original language
- Mandarin
- Revenue
- $47.6M
- Countries
- China
- Collection
- Heartburn Trilogy
Cast
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