The Deadline (午时三刻)

China's first one-shot period piece

Release Date:	2025-04-04
Runtime:	91 min
Status:	Released
Genres:	Action, History, Mystery
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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...