Dongji Rescue pays homage to these Second World War heroes – but cinematic spectacle ultimately trumps historical fact
Dongji Rescue pays homage to these Second World War heroes – but cinematic spectacle ultimately trumps historical fact
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Chinese fishermen rescue British POWs from a sinking Japanese vessel in Dongji Rescue, a thrilling – if ludicrous – wartime epic.
With Imax cameras and an $80m budget, this second world war epic about the rescue of 384 British prisoners boasts stunning scenes…
Friendship never sinks as Chinese, British families honor heroic WWII rescue-
Readers discuss new films like Dead to Rights and Dongji Rescue, the end of the Pacific war, and the legal woes of unwary…
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Sailor in catamaran steers through turbulent waters to reach Zheng To, 52, after hearing ‘faint whistle’.
