Operation Hadal or Operation Leviathan (simplified Chinese: 蛟龙行动; traditional Chinese: 蛟龍行動; pinyin: Jiāolóng Xíngdòng; lit. 'Operation Jiaolong') is a 2025 Chinese action war film. It is a follow up to the 2018 film Operation Red Sea. Differ from the previous film's above water action set-pieces, this film is about a nuclear submarine, and feature mainly underwater action. [3] The film was produced by Bona Film Group and directed by Dante Lam, and it stars Huang Xuan, Yu Shi, Zhang Hanyu, and Du Jiang. It was released in China on 29 January 2025 (Chinese New Year).[4] The movie was heavily panned by critics and Chinese citizens due to the producers hiding the plot of the movie around foreign employees during filming in order to hide Chinese secrets, which would've been shown in the movie anyways.
Plot
In the near future, the Chinese Navy intercepts critical intelligence—an advanced super-submarine is secretly plotting a top-secret military operation against cities along China's southeastern coast. In response, China deploys its latest submarine, Longjing, to coordinate with the elite Jiaolong Squad in a high-stakes mission. The battlefield beneath the ocean is fraught with danger as the squad faces relentless traps, and the submarine engages in a series of intense confrontations with the enemy. As they maneuver through ambushes, they venture deep into the vast abyss filled with undersea volcanoes.
Cast
- Huang Xuan as Meng Chuang, Jiaolong platoon leader
- Yu Shi as Han Xiao, Jiaolong platoon member
- Zhang Hanyu as Zhao Qihang, Captain of the submarine Longjing
- Wang Junkai as Cao Honglang, Sonarman on the submarine Longjing
- Duan Yihong as Fang Yi, Chief of staff of a naval theater
- Du Jiang as Xu Hong, Jiaolong platoon second in command and dynamiter
- Li Chen as Zhou Peilin, Second in command of the submarine Longjing
- Wang Yanlin as Luo Xing, Sniper in Jiaolong platoon
- Jiang Luxia as Tong Li, Machine-gunner in Jiaolong platoon
- Elvis Han as Qin Dawei, Commando
- Li Jiuxiao as Ding Xikai, Commando
- Gao Ge as Ling Feng, Commando
- Sun Yi as Xing Lei, Commando
- Yu Zhen as Gao Jun, Commando
- Yuan Wenkang as Chen Chang'an, Commando
- Ye He as Zhai Huan, Commando
Production
Operation Hadal was filmed in Qingdao. Production used multiple models of naval vessels.[5] It was filmed entirely with IMAX cameras.[6]
Release
It was released on 29 January 2025 (Chinese New Year).
See also
- Jiaolong (submersible), a real-life submersible named similarly to the film in Chinese
- Special Operations Brigade (PLA Navy Marine Corps), real-life commando unit known as the "Jiaolong Commandos"
References
- ^ "致敬永不言败的中国军人！《蛟龙行动》定档明年大年初一". 南方都市报. 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Daily Box Office". Entgroup. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ 童话梅尔菲 (2024-12-26). "《红海行动》续作《蛟龙行动》定档春节！大年初一上映". 游民星空. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "林超賢七年磨一劍 打造百米潛艇置景 《蛟龍行動》彰顯中國深海軍力". 香港文匯網. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Operating under pressure: Exclusive interview with Operation Hadal's filmmakers". China Daily. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "IMAX Rockets to Best Chinese New Year Opening with $12 Million". The Manila Times. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
External links
- Operation Hadal at Douban (in Chinese)
- Operation Hadal at IMDb