The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru

Story by Alan Ng

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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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