Rescue at Dongji (2025)

Any Chinese can be a hero.

Movie · Drama, History, War · 2h 14m · Rated 8.4/10 on TMDB · Released August 8, 2025

Overview

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.

Directed by Guan Hu, Fei Zhenxiang

Cast

• Zhu Yilong as A Bi
• Leo Wu as A Dang
• Ni Ni as A Hua
• Yang Haoyu as Li Yuanxing
• Chen Minghao as Mr. Chen
• Ni Dahong as Boss Wu
• William Franklyn-Miller as Thomas Newman
• Li Jiuxiao as Qian Jin
• Wang Yiquan as A Kui
• Kevin Lee as Lt. Col. Stuart
• Soji Arai
• Rovaif Babar

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