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.| Original Title: | 东极岛 |
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| Status: | Released (2025-08-08) |
| BoxOffice: | $70,151 |
| Screen: | Shu Chen, Runnian Dong, Ji Zhang |
| Productions: | The Seventh Art Pictures, Tao Piao Piao, Beijing Culture, Beijing Enlight Pictures, China Film Group Corporation |
| Production Countries: | China |
| Spoken Languages: | 普通话 |
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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 ....
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