China News Service, Shanghai, September 6 (Reporter Zhang Hengwei) On September 5, the movie "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru" came to Shanghai Cinemas again. At the Shanghai International Film Festival three months ago, this film held its first First Film screening here as the fa

China News Service, Shanghai, September 6 (Reporter Zhang Hengwei) On September 5, the movie "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru" came to Shanghai Cinemas again. At the Shanghai International Film Festival three months ago, this film held its first film screening here as the fastest sold-out film. This time, producer and director Fang Li and guest Han Han came to the scene to communicate face to face with movie fans.

In October 1942, 1,816 Allied prisoners of war were imprisoned in the cabin of the Japanese armed transport ship "Lisbon Maru" and traveled from Hong Kong, China to Japan. The Japanese army violated the "Geneva Convention" and failed to display the transporting prisoner of war mark on the ship. Three days later, the "Lisbon Maru" was torpedoed by a US submarine in the waters of Dongji Island in Zhoushan, China. The Japanese army attempted to bury prisoners of war in this sea area. At the critical moment, 255 Zhoushan fishermen risked their lives to rescue the prisoners of war who fell into the water.

Director Fang Li spent 8 years completing this film. Recalling the creative process, he couldn't hide his excitement. He visited survivors and descendants and heard everyone unanimously express that if the Chinese fishermen had not risked their lives to save people, they would not exist. Fang Li deeply felt that he must complete this work, otherwise he would become a "historical sinner." He wanted to use this movie to call on more people to tell Chinese stories together, "This is what happened in China. If we don't tell it, the righteous deeds of our ancestors and the souls of those dead will be forgotten."

Han Han once wrote " "When a Ship Sinks to the Bottom of the Sea", when recalling the experience of going to Dongji Island with Fang Li ten years ago, he couldn't help but sigh at the story of "Lisbon Maru". Han Han was not surprised that Fang Li wanted to make this movie. He knew Fang Li's character well, but he didn't expect that it would take longer than expected. Fang Li thanked Han Han for his "risk investment" and said that Han Han was his last "life-saving straw." Han Han expressed his admiration for Fang Li's persistence and perseverance, and did not want to be the "accomplice" of history. He hoped to work together to "escort" this history that should not be forgotten.

After watching the movie, Han Han called on more people to go to the cinema to watch, emphasizing that the audio-visual experience in the cinema is very different. Fang Li introduced that this movie is also related to Shanghai. Dongji Island is only more than 100 kilometers away from Shanghai and has similar dialects. At that time, fishermen on Dongji Island rescued 384 people and hid three prisoners of war on the island. They were escorted to the British Consulate in Chongqing for a month, revealing the atrocities committed by the Japanese army. One of the survivors had worked as a police officer in Shanghai for 10 years. He could speak Shanghainese and was able to communicate with the fishermen on Dongji Island before he found a hiding place.

Not long ago, the movie held an open-air premiere on Dongji Island, and local fishermen were invited to watch the movie. Fang Li hopes that the fishermen know that their ancestors and fathers saved a group of people in desperate situations, and their heroic efforts are something to be proud of. The movie "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru" will not only tell this history to the world, but also let future generations remember the kindness and bravery of Chinese fishermen.(End)