Operation Hadal
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 蛟龍行動 |
| Simplified Chinese | 蛟龙行动 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiāolóng Xíngdòng |
| Directed by | Dante Lam |
| Written by | Dante Lam Zhi Yaqing |
| Produced by | Dante Lam Liang Fengying |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Elliot Leung |
Production companies | Bona Film Group Guizhou Radio & TV Media Group Star Dream Studio Media (Ning Bo) Co., Ltd. Huaxia Film Distribution |
| Distributed by | Bona Film Group Well Go USA Entertainment Distribution Workshop |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Standard Chinese |
| Budget | 1 billion RMB |
| Box office | $53.75 million |
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. 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). However, unlike Dante's previous two films, Operation Hadal was not a commerical success as criticisms over its weak character development, plot, narrative and logical flaws.