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 vastl…
The events depicted took place in the early 2000s when, much like the central character in “Dallas Buyers Club,” Chinese leukemeia patient Yu Long took matters into his own hands when faced with the impossible task of paying nearly $4,000 per month for medication manufactured by a foreign company. This film’s massive success has been credited with influencing changes in government policies regarding the supply and affordability of leukemia-fighting drugs.
There’s not much to laugh about in early segments, but Wen and co-writers Han Jianu and Zhong Wei get the smiles rolling once Cheng’s approached by Lv Shuoyi , an oddball with chronic myeloid leukemia. Lv says Cheng can save his business by smuggling pills from a factory in India that are exactly the same but one-twentieth the price of Glinic .
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