The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru

The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru (2024)

里斯本丸沉没

Uncovering the truth of history

Filmmaker Fang Li and his crew explore exhaustive historical investigation, as far as possible to find the core of the British, American, Japanese and Chinese parties and descendants, trying to infinitely close to the truth of the World War II "Death Ship" — "Lisbon Maru", which is 30 meters under the sea off the East Polar Island in Zhoushan, China.

Date of release
2024-08-31
TMDB
8.6 / 10 (32)
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Fang Li

Casting

Interesting facts

The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru is a 2024 Chinese documentary film about the sinking of the Lisbon Maru during World War II, produced and directed by Fang Li, co-directed by Ming Fan and Lily Gong. It features Dennis Morley, William Beningfield, Lin Agen, Brian Finch, Tony Banham, and family members of British prisoners of war who were on board of Lisbon Maru.

Production

Research for the documentary began in 2014, when Fang Li heard the story from a ferry captain in the Zhoushan archipelago, 160 km (100 miles) south-east of Shanghai, where the ship went down. Two years later, he carried out a survey of the area and captured sonar images of a wreck using magnetometers, underwater robots and other equipment.

A test screening of the unfinalised film was organised for 400 family members of the POWs at the BFI South Bank in London on August 15, 2023 followed by Warminster Town Hall on August 17, 2023, and the Royal Scots Club on August 19, 2023.

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