Sky on Fire

{{Short description|2016 Hong Kong-Chinese film by Ringo Lam}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Sky on Fire | image = Sky on Fire poster.jpeg | alt = | caption = Poster | native_name = {{Infobox name module|zh|冲天火}} | director = Ringo Lam | producer = | writer = | screenplay = | story = | based_on =  | starring = Daniel Wu Zhang Ruoyun Zhang Jingchu Joseph Chang Amber Kuo | narrator = | music = | cinematography = | editing = | production_companies = Heli Chen'guang International Media Dongyang Hualu Baina Entertainment Tianjin Maoyan Media Tianbang Development H&R Century Pictures | distributor = Tianjin Maoyan Media | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2016|11|25|China}} | runtime =99 minutes | country = Hong Kong China | language = Mandarin Cantonese<ref name="douban"/> | budget = | gross = {{CNY|31 million}} }} '''''Sky on Fire''''' is a 2016 action thriller film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Daniel Wu, Zhang Ruoyun, Zhang Jingchu, Joseph Chang and Amber Kuo.<ref name="douban">{{cite web |url= https://movie.douban.com/subject/26365631/|title= 冲天火 (2016)|accessdate= November 25, 2016|work= movie.douban.com|publisher= douban.com|language= Chinese}}</ref> A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/sky-on-fire-review-1201933440/ |title=Film Review: ‘Sky on Fire’ |date=4 December 2016 |website=Variety |last=Leydon |first=Joe |access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref> it was released in China by Tianjin Maoyan Media on November 25, 2016.

==Plot== In this action thriller, the chief security officer at a top-secret medical facility (Daniel Wu) finds himself caught in an explosive battle when a young thief and his accomplices steal a groundbreaking curative medicine. After discovering the true origins of the medicine, the officer must decide who he can trust to prevent the cure from falling into the wrong hands, and prevent an all-out war from bringing the city to its knees.

==Cast== *Daniel Wu<ref name="douban"/> *Zhang Ruoyun<ref name="douban"/> *Zhang Jingchu<ref name="douban"/> *Joseph Chang<ref name="douban"/> *Amber Kuo<ref name="douban"/> *Fan Guang-yao<ref name="douban"/> *Wayne Lai<ref name="douban"/> *Philip Keung<ref name="douban"/> *Cheung Siu-fai<ref name="douban"/> *Ying Batu<ref name="douban"/>

==Production== Daniel Wu hurt his nose during the filming of an action scene when it collided with Li Haitao's head. This led him to collapse after the impact. Li Haitao brought him a bag of ice and was able to re-adjust his nose.<ref name="nose">{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2048285/audience-hong-kong-action-film-master-ringo-lam|title=Daniel Wu gets nose injury in 'Sky on Fire'|date=7 November 2016|accessdate=25 November 2016|publisher=China Internet Information Center}}</ref>

''Sky on Fire'' was in post-production by October 8, 2016.<ref name="screen-daily">{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/busan-distribution-workshop-sets-ringo-lams-sky-on-fire/5110156.article|title=Busan: Distribution Workshop sets Ringo Lam's 'Sky On Fire'|last=Shackleton|first=Liz|date=8 October 2016|accessdate=25 November 2016|work=Screen Daily}}</ref>

==Release== The film was picked up by for international release by the Hong Kong–based Distribution Workshop.<ref name="screen-daily" /> The film was released in China on 25 November 2016.<ref name="screen-daily" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2016-11/14/content_39700774.htm|publisher=China Internet Information Center|title='Sky on Fire' promoted in Beijing|date=14 November 2016}}</ref>

==Reception== The film has grossed {{CNY|31 million}} in China.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

Edmund Lee of the ''South China Morning Post'' gave the film two stars out of five, noting that "the use of a futuristic setting that feels jarringly at odds with the touch of gritty realism prevalent in Lam's action thrillers" and that the film "made no sense" and was in "desperate need for a script doctor."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2049157/film-review-sky-fire-ringo-lam-misfires-unconvincing-thriller|work=South China Morning Post|title=Film review: Sky on Fire – Ringo Lam misfires with unconvincing thriller|accessdate=25 November 2016|last=Lee|first=Edmund|date=25 November 2016}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|6157600}}

Category:Films directed by Ringo Lam Category:Hong Kong action films Category:Chinese action films Category:Chinese suspense films Category:2016 action films Category:2016 Cantonese-language films Category:Tianjin Maoyan Media films Category:2016 Mandarin-language films Category:2016 Hong Kong films Category:2016 Chinese films {{2010s-action-film-stub}} {{2010s-China-film-stub}} {{2010s-HongKong-film-stub}}