'The Bravest'highly rated in advance screening

"The Bravest," an upcoming Chinese feature film based on a real fire accident, has received a user rating of 9.6 out of 10 on Maoyan.

Chinese actress Yang Zi, also known as Andy Yang, attends a premiere event for new movie "The Bravest" in Beijing, China on July 28, 2019. [Photo:IC]

Starring Huang Xiaoming, the film will be the first in Chinese movie history that firefighters as a whole group are in the spotlight.

It tells of a fire brigade chief and his team's dedicated fight for people's safety as fire and an ensuing explosion hit a coastal oil tank area.

The film will be released on Thursday.

(Story includes material sourced from Xinhua)