Dongji Rescue

Dongji Rescue

2025
2h 14min

Inspired by the real life rescue of over 300 British soldiers in 1942, Dongji Rescue is a rousing, action-packed story of heroism on the high seas. When the Japanese warship Lisbon Maru is torpedoed off the coast of Dongji Island, the lives of over 300 British POWs on board are at risk of being claimed by the sea. Their only hope is a small group of defiant Chinese fisherman who will do anything to rescue and protect them from their captors.

Dongji Rescue

Storyline

Inspired by the real life rescue of over 300 British soldiers in 1942, Dongji Rescue is a rousing, action-packed story of heroism on the high seas. When the Japanese warship Lisbon Maru is torpedoed off the coast of Dongji Island, the lives of over 300 British POWs on board are at risk of being claimed by the sea. Their only hope is a small group of defiant Chinese fisherman who will do anything to rescue and protect them from their captors.
    Released
    August 2025
    Runtime
    2h 14min
    Director
    Budget
    $80,000,000
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Mandarin
    Production
    The Seventh Art Pictures, Tao Piao Piao, Beijing Culture, Beijing Enlight Pictures, China Film Group Corporation
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