6 on June 14, the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival officially opened and will be held from June 14 to 23.
html On June 7, this year’s film festival started selling tickets on the Taopiaopiao platform and will be screened in 47 theaters in 16 districts in Shanghai. According to China Movie Channel, 286,000 people participated in the sale at the same time within one hour of the sale, and 355,000 tickets were issued. Among them, the fastest sold-out film was " The Sinking of Lisbon Pills ".This film will be screened as the first film of the Shanghai International Film Festival - "Unveiling the First Film of the Shanghai Film Festival".
html On the afternoon of 14th, Jiupai News was invited to attend the press conference of the movie "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru". The film is directed by Fang Li. It is a documentary film about commemorating the great feats of Chinese fishermen. Among them, Fang Lihe and the film crew conducted detailed historical investigations and searched for the core parties and descendants in the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, and China, trying to get infinitely close to the World War II "death ship" - "Lisbon" 30 meters under the sea near Dongji Island in Zhoushan, China. The truth about the shipwreck of "Maru".At the press conference, director Fang Li introduced that this is not an easy movie. He said that during the eight years of preparation, he encountered too many difficulties. For example, he ran out of money halfway through the shoot, and now he does not have any real estate under his name.
"I am a man studying physics. The logic is that it doesn't matter how much money you spend, but what you do must be completed. This film carries the expectations of more than 2,000 prisoners of war families. This is my mission, and it cannot be escaped. ."He said.
Fang Li. Photo/Jiupai News Li Yang
According to Xinhua News Agency, on August 15, 2023, this documentary reflecting the atrocities of the Japanese army and the heroic deeds of Chinese fishermen during World War II was held in London, England. A special screening event was held. About 400 family members of British prisoners of war watched. film.
Chinese Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang delivered a speech after watching the movie, saying that the "Lisbon Maru" rescue incident was a vivid portrayal of the people of China and Britain helping each other at that time.
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