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Film description

The Chinese Navy’s Assault Team is famed for its skills and effectiveness. After its success in rescuing a cargo ship hijacked by pirates off the Somalia coast, the special squad is assigned an even more dangerous mission. A coup d'etat in a North African republic has left local Chinese residents in danger, circumstances further complicated by a terrorist plot to obtain nuclear materials. The situation could prove fatal to the hostages as well as disastrous to the entire region and presents the team with a challenge that threatens the lives of its members.

"Operation Red Sea" proves that 1980s American action cinema formula has it's true revival in Chinese big-budget films, which turn out to be a huge box office hits. Director Dante Lam is using his long-years experience gained while working within well-developed and highly commercialized Hong Kong cinema. He skillfully employs the rules of genre cinema and backed with the generous funds from the Chinese film industry investors, he creates a visually dazzling cliffhanger, which undermines the American dominance within mainstream culture. 

Maja Korbecka