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Dongji Rescue
CHINA · 2025

Dongji Rescue

Guan Hu
wartime rescue prisoner of war Chinese resistance naval warfare heroism against odds
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Synopsis

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.

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