Theatrical release: ‘Dongji Rescue’
By Phil Mills | Jul 30, 2025
Trinity CineAsia are bringing the 2025 Chinese historical war drama ‘Dongji Rescue’ (东极岛) to UK cinemas on August 22, 2025.
Based on a true story and directed by Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang, the film revolves around a group of Dongji fishermen who courageously save and shelter British POWs after their ship is torpedoed. The cast includes Zhu Yilong, Leo Wu, Ni Ni, Yang Haoyu, Chen Minghao, and Ni Dahong.
Synopsis: October 1942, most of China is living under the shadow of imperial Japan. Following the Fall of British Hong Kong, many British service personnel were taken prisoner. The Lisbon Maru — a Japanese merchant ship covertly carrying around 1,800 British POWs in the Far East — is torpedoed by mistake off the coast of China’s Dongji Island by an American submarine, unaware of the lives hidden below deck. Two young fishermen, brothers, risk everything to hide a British army medic in their village after being spotted drifting in the sea. A brutal manhunt by the Japanese forces to find the missing soldier ensues. As the ship begins to sink, and the truth about the POWs stranded at sea comes to the surface, the villagers set out on a perilous rescue mission.
For full details and screening locations, please visit TrinityCineasia.com.
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