The Deadline

Name: The Deadline
Director: Tong Hui
Genre: Action, History, Mystery
Released: 2025-04-04
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Luo Liqun, Liu Guanqi, Shan Mingkai, Huang Xiaochao, Naomen Eerdeni

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2025 · 91 min · Action · History · Mystery · TMDB 7.0/10

Overview

China's first one-shot, period action drama. The story tells of a group of death row prisoners waiting for the arrival of "Autumn Queen" during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. They were given a chance to survive that was almost equivalent to "beheading" - breaking through the enemy siege to light a beacon for help. This was obviously a road of no return, but they had no choice...

Directed by Tong Hui

Cast

Luo Liqun — Li Mu
Liu Guanqi — Zhu Ling'er
Shan Mingkai — Qin Xiaoyi
Huang Xiaochao — Jiang Guanwen
Naomen Eerdeni — Meng Hu