THE CAPTAIN

ZHONG GUO JI ZHANG

By Andrew WAI KEUNG LAU

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True Story - Completed 2019


Festivals
& Awards

Int'l Film Festival & Awards Macao 2019
Macau International Movie Festival 2019
Udine Far East Film Festival online 2020
Sonoma Int'l Film Festival 2021
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • True Story, Action/Adventure, Drama
    • Countries
    • CHINA
    • Languages
    • MANDARIN
    • Duration
    • 111 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Andrew WAI KEUNG LAU
    • Producer(s)
    • Peggy LEE
    • Synopsis
    • Director Andrew Lau's cinematic portrayal of the most miraculous emergency landing in the contemporary history of Chinese aviation. 
       
      The actual incident occurred on May 14 (Monday) 2018 morning at 30,000 feet on Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8633 from the southern city of Chongqing to Lhasa. About 40 minutes after the Airbus A319 flight took off at 6:27a.m. local time (10:27 GMT), the cockpit windshield shattered and flung the aircraft into a state of low pressure with a temperature at minus 30 to minus 40 degree Celsius over the Tibetan Plateau. The co-pilot was sucked halfway out of the cockpit window and all things went down.
       
      Many devices were damaged, communication with control tower broke down, passengers began losing consciousness with thin oxygen, and an enormous storm was awaiting right in front. The clock was ticking and strong-willed Captain Liu Chuanjian was determined to get out of danger and bring everyone home safe...