Photo taken on July 24, 2019 shows crew of film "The Bravest" at a press event in Beijing. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)
The film, based on a true story, is about a fire brigade dealing with the fallout of an oil tank explosion.
BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- "The Bravest," an upcoming Chinese feature film based on the real events surrounding an oil tanker explosion, has received a user rating of 9.6 out of 10 on Maoyan, a Chinese film database and ticketing platform, in advance screenings.
Starring Huang Xiaoming, the film will be the first time in Chinese movie history that firefighters as a whole group are in the spotlight, according to the film's official Weibo account.
It tells of a fire brigade chief and his team members' dedication to ensuring people's safety as fire and an ensuing explosion hit a coastal oil tank area.
The film's general release date for China is Aug. 1.
