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    The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru

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    Award-winning documentarian Fang Li unearths the harrowing tale of the Lisbon Maru, a WWII transport ship that sank with 1,800 British POWs onboard, only to be saved by heroic Chinese fishermen.
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    • Fang Li's film opens with the director using modern technology to pinpoint the exact location of the Lisbon Maru, which had been lost to history due to incorrect coordinates.
    • The documentary highlights the remarkable bravery of Chinese fishermen who risked their lives to hide and ultimately rescue hundreds of British POWs from the sinking ship, a little-known story of wartime heroism.
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    Fang Li, British Army, Japanese Army, The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru
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The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru

Film Threat
film
documentary
china
production
Story by Alan Ng
scrn logline
Award-winning documentarian Fang Li unearths the harrowing tale of the Lisbon Maru, a WWII transport ship that sank with 1,800 British POWs onboard, only to be saved by heroic Chinese fishermen.
beat sheet
  • Fang Li's film opens with the director using modern technology to pinpoint the exact location of the Lisbon Maru, which had been lost to history due to incorrect coordinates.
  • The documentary highlights the remarkable bravery of Chinese fishermen who risked their lives to hide and ultimately rescue hundreds of British POWs from the sinking ship, a little-known story of wartime heroism.
call sheet
Fang Li, British Army, Japanese Army, The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru
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