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May 31, 2019 · Wen Muye’s record-breaking social drama 'Dying to Survive,' based on a real-life story, lauds a Chinese businessman for circumventing big pharma and illegally importing cheap generic medicine.
Dying to Survive is a 2018 Chinese comedy-drama film directed by Wen Muye in his feature film debut. The film is based on the real-life story of Lu Yong (陆勇), a Chinese leukemia patient who smuggled cheap and generic cancer medicine from India for 1,000 Chinese cancer sufferers in 2004.
Jul 10, 2018 · A remarkable true story gets the big screen treatment in Wen Muye’s debut feature Dying To Survive. Leukemia patient Lu Yong became a folk hero when he imported generic anti-cancer drugs from...
Dying to Survive. Review of Dying to Survive on RogerEbert.com. The most interesting thing about “Dying to Survive,” a new Chinese drama about one man’s struggle to profit and then preach about healthcare reform, is its familiarity.
Aug 16, 2019 · A moneymaking scheme turns into a life-changing crusade in “ Dying to Survive ,” a dramedy loosely based on the true story of a Chinese man whose illegal importation of affordable generic drugs...
Aug 9, 2019 · A Chinese leukemia patient smuggles cheap but untested pharmaceuticals from India to help hundreds of Chinese people suffering from cancer. Content collapsed. Rent Dying to Survive on Fandango at...
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Jul 9, 2018 · There are several notable ways in which Dying to Survive departs from your standard Chinese blockbuster. The most obvious is in how it directly grapples with a relevant social ill, i.e. the exorbitant cost of certain medicines in China, and the extreme lengths Chinese will go to in order to mitigate those costs.
