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Born to Fly

Born to Fly

Forge the sword to protect the vast sky.

20236.72h 7m

Overview

A talented trainee pilot is given the opportunity to virtually test the latest fighter jet, which pushes him to his limits.

Directed by Liu Xiaoshi
Written by Guan Gui, Liu Xiaoshi
Produced by Xiaolei Wei
Box Office0Revenue: $80.5M

Top Cast

Wang Yibo

Wang Yibo

Lei Yu

Hu Jun

Hu Jun

Zhang Ting

Zhou Dongyu

Zhou Dongyu

Shen Tianran

Xu Kaicheng

Xu Kaicheng

Bu Yu

Bu Yu

Gao Yingjun

Zhai Yujia

Zhai Yujia

Xia Pengfei

Tian Zhuangzhuang

Tian Zhuangzhuang

Pan Binlong

Pan Binlong

Sun Qiheng

Sun Qiheng

Lao Yu

Zichen Wang

Zichen Wang

Tong Gan

Themes & Keywords

fighter pilotfighter jetmilitary life

About Born to Fly

Born to Fly is a action, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of fighter pilot, fighter jet, military life. Directed by Liu Xiaoshi, it stars Wang Yibo, Hu Jun, Zhou Dongyu. A talented trainee pilot is given the opportunity to virtually test the latest fighter jet, which pushes him to his limits.

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