China Blood Brothers is a China–Hong Kong and Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
天堂口
“The days of innocence have passed. They must make their choices like men. But at what costs? Is blood really thicker than water?”
Three best friends who are barely getting by as fishermen seek their fate in 1930s Shanghai. Upon arriving in the bustling city, the naïve trio gradually find their innocence corrupted as they fall into the deepest depths of the criminal underworld.
China × Hong Kong and Taiwan Co-Production
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Blood Brothers. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From CMC Entertainment
Drama + Crime in China
56 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Blood Brothers itself).
The 2006–2008 China Window
In the crowded 2006-2008 China release window, Blood Brothers sits at #51 of 56. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Blood Brothers premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other China films in 2007.
The 163rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
23 audience reviews — more than 45% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 25th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Blood Brothers, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- nightclub · 5
- nightclub singer · 2
- shanghai · 26
- 1930s · 23
- triad · 13
- china · 127
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #862 of 946 China films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.5 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #515 of 547 (top 94%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Taiwan, United States of America |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English, French |
| Production Companies | CMC Entertainment, Sil-Metropole Organisation, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Lion Rock Productions, Fortissimo Films |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | August 16, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0897287 |