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Rescue at Dongji

Original title: 东极岛

2025 2h 14m ★ 8.3/10 TMDB
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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.

Director
Guan Hu, Fei Zhenxiang
Written by
Dong Runnian, Zhang Ji, Chen Shu, Fei Zhenxiang
Production
China
Release date
2025-08-08

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