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Dying to Survive is a 2018 Chinese comedy-drama film directed by Wen Muye in his feature film debut. The film is based on the real-life story of Lu Yong (陆勇), a Chinese leukemia patient who smuggled cheap and generic cancer medicine from India for 1,000 Chinese cancer sufferers in 2004.
Aug 9, 2019 · Dying to Survive: Directed by Muye Wen. With Zheng Xu, Yiwei Zhou, Chuan-jun Wang, Zhuo Tan. The story of how a small drugstore owner became the exclusive selling agent of a cheap Indian generic drug against Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in China.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Muye Wen
- 2019-08-09
May 31, 2019 · Wen Muye’s record-breaking social drama 'Dying to Survive,' based on a real-life story, lauds a Chinese businessman for circumventing big pharma and illegally importing cheap...
Dying to Survive. A Chinese leukemia patient smuggles cheap but untested pharmaceuticals from India to help hundreds of Chinese people suffering from cancer. Content collapsed. Rent Dying to...
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- Zheng Xu
- Muye Wen
- Comedy, Drama
Aug 16, 2019 · A moneymaking scheme turns into a life-changing crusade in “ Dying to Survive ,” a dramedy loosely based on the true story of a Chinese man whose illegal importation of affordable generic drugs...
“Dying to Survive” starts off with some promise thanks to its initial focus on Yong Cheng (Zheng Xu), a deadbeat divorcee who’s doing good business selling Indian-imported herbal aphrodisiacs. Nobody respects Cheng, because Cheng is too poor and stubborn to do anything but pout and smoke.
Jan 3, 2019 · Dying to Survive is a drama inspired by the true story of a Chinese leukaemia patient who was arrested in 2014 for importing and selling anti-cancer drugs to...