Dongji Rescue

Dongji Rescue
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Dongji Rescue

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Directed by: Guan Hu

Overview

During WWII, in the waters near Zhoushan, China, a Japanese freighter carrying British POWs was sunk, leaving thousands trapped inside by the Japanese military. In this desperate situation, a group of fishermen from Dongji Island step forward without hesitation. Driven by their innate kindness, courage, and unyielding spirit, they brave the stormy seas to open a path of survival for the stranded prisoners.

Review (1)

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)

    If you saw Fang Li’s documentary from 2023 on the sinking of the “Lisbon Maru” then you’ll know it was a freighter travelling from Hong Kong to Japan carrying over a thousand British POWs. It was torpedoed by an US submarine and to say the treatment of the prisoners by their captors was inhumane wou...

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