The opening of the new tunnel, which took ten years to build, coincided with a series of serious cataclysms. The lives of 160,000 people depend on the actions of two people, a father and a son.
Practical Effects
Real tunnel sets built for destruction—minimal CGI, maximum claustrophobia.
Acting
Zhu Yilong's trembling hands say everything words can't.
Direction
Li Jun stages three simultaneous disasters without losing emotional thread.
Director
Li Jun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The tunnel set was built to 1:1 scale in Chongqing and deliberately destroyed in a single take.
Released for China's National Day holiday, it embodies 'main melody' cinema—state-approved patriotism wrapped in blockbuster spectacle.
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