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Dongji Rescue

Dongji Rescue

Any Chinese can be a hero.

6.9134 minZH8 August 2025
HistoryWar
PlotInspired 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.
Budget: $80,000,000Box Office: $50,155,648
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Viewer Opinions (5)

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Dorothy Young@moviefan781439 opinions · User since 2024
★★★★☆ 7.8
This raises the standard for the war genre. Simply outstanding. An absolute gem. …
10 February 2026User Review
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Paul Scott@moviewatcher5059 opinions · User since 2020
★★★☆☆ 5.7
A justified 6.9 — sounds right to me. So yeah, the acting is hit-or-miss — some great, some not so much. Your mileage may vary on this one. …
26 February 2026User Review
CinemaSerf@Geronimo1967
★★★★☆ 7.0
There are two brothers, reputedly with pirate blood, who ignored this ban even though and it was on one such trip that “Bi” (Yilong Zhu) and “Dang” (Lei Wu) discover the malnourished and emaciated “Newton” (William Franklyn-Miller) floating on the water. There is a fair amount of CGI here and it’s not great, but the substance of the story quite successfully manages to mix the actual history with the courageousness of the fishermen and a little magical fantasy - these two brothers have positively Atlantean diving skills and can hold their breaths and fight the currents formidably - and is consistently paced throughout. …
29 August 2025VerifiedUser Review

What Viewers Say

Paul Scott
So yeah, it's hard to decide how to feel about this. And I stand by that. A justified 6.9 — sounds right to me.
Dorothy Young
Simply outstanding. This raises the standard for the war genre. An absolute gem.
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