The Deadline (2025)

China's first one-shot period piece

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...

• Release Date: 2025-04-04
• Runtime: 1h 31min
• Director: Tong Hui
• Writer: Liu Yanchuan