The Deadline (2025)
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...
Director:
Tong Hui
Writer:
Liu Yanchuan
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Luo Liqun as Li Mu |
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Liu Guanqi as Zhu Ling'er |
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Shan Mingkai as Qin Xiaoyi |
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Huang Xiaochao as Jiang Guanwen |
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Naomen Eerdeni as Meng Hu |
| Directing | Tong Hui | Director |
| Writing | Liu Yanchuan | Screenplay |