"the sinking of the lisbon maru" strikes back, and the unforgettable sino-british love story has a sequel
2024-09-18
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according to the lighthouse professional edition, as of september 18, the box office of the documentary film "the sinking of the lisbon maru" has exceeded 16.8 million in 13 days of release. the reporter saw that the film's douban score was 9.2, and the current score has risen to 9.3! the unforgettable sino-british love in the film also had a follow-up with the help of the film officials and the media, and continued to move countless netizens.
the reporter saw that recently, many "tap water" comments about "the sinking of the lisbon maru" have emerged on the internet, and the screen has been flooded with amway, attracting countless sincere feedback. "i shed a liter of tears in the cinema", "i saw 'people' in the heavy and grand historical events", "the emotional trigger at this moment is extreme"... during this mid-autumn festival, many netizens called for more screenings, making the film's performance break records every day, predicting that the box office will continue to rise, and the single-day box office will also rise every day. at the same time, "the sinking of the lisbon maru" also became the 2024 domestic documentary box office champion and the 2024 domestic documentary audience champion, and achieved a new achievement of "the total number of screenings of mid-autumn festival documentaries in the history of mainland films".
the documentary film "the sinking of the lisbon maru" is like picking up historical puzzle pieces, and it fully restores the real shipwreck that occurred in the waters of dongji island, china 82 years ago. in december 1941, 1,816 allied prisoners of war were locked up in the cabin of the japanese invaders' armed transport ship "lisbon maru" and traveled from hong kong, china to japan. because the japanese invaders violated the geneva convention and did not hang any flags or signs for transporting prisoners of war on the ship, the "lisbon maru" was hit by a torpedo fired by a us submarine in the waters of dongji island, zhouzhou, china, after sailing smoothly for three days. after being hit by a torpedo, the "lisbon maru" gradually sank, and the allied prisoners of war on board were in danger. at this time, the japanese invaders chose to nail the cabin shut and shoot at the allied prisoners of war who tried to escape from the cabin and jump into the sea, attempting to bury all the prisoners of war in this sea area. at this critical juncture, 255 zhoushan fishermen on nearby islands braved the hail of bullets and rowed into the sea again and again to rescue the prisoners who fell into the sea. the heroic act of the chinese fishermen interrupted the massacre by the japanese invaders and 384 allied prisoners of war were rescued.
the movie records the family and love stories behind the disaster, and these emotions deeply touched every audience member who attended the movie, especially the love story between the british soldier john and the chinese girl "liang suqin (transliteration)", which became a regret for many people.
john and liang suqin's sincere and beautiful love was not recognized and accepted by liang suqin's parents, but they did not look back. in a letter to his parents, john said that he loved liang suqin deeply and wanted to give her a home. he hoped to get the support of his family and they would get married on christmas.
however, just when the happiness they longed for was about to come, the war took john's life first, and he sank forever to the bottom of the sea with the lisbon maru.
five years later, liang suqin learned of john's death. she gave up john's soldier widow pension and left the money to john's family. john's sister went to hong kong in 1990 to find liang suqin through the british consulate, but failed to find her. the letter in which john expressed his love for liang suqin to his family has been carried in john's sister's wallet for many years. the letter carries their thoughts for john and their belief in finding their chinese relative liang suqin.
as the film became a hit in china, john's family rekindled their hope of finding liang suqin. to this end, the film company also issued a "family search notice" after the film was released, looking for clues about "liang suqin".
as the mid-autumn festival approaches, the search for "liang suqin" on the internet finally yielded news. xiamen media found her descendants based on clues, and producer and director fang li contacted them as soon as possible and told the news to john's family who had been waiting for 82 years.
@电影利斯本丸沉沉 posted a message on the social platform on the evening of the 17th, saying that after posting the video of searching for liang suqin, they had no illusions. unexpectedly, with the release of the movie, it received the attention and spread of many enthusiastic audiences, thus turning the impossible into possible. now it is confirmed that liang suqin's whereabouts have been found. her real name is liang xiujin. in john's letter to his family, he affectionately called her "goldy". after comparing multiple information, it is confirmed that liang xiujin is the "liang suqin" in the film. "liang xiujin's descendants are now living a peaceful and happy life in xiamen. we have contacted them and informed their relatives in the uk. tonight, with the witness and matchmaking of @方礼达达, they were finally able to contact and wish each other well during this mid-autumn festival. we hope to have the opportunity to facilitate this family reunion that transcends time and space, borders, and blood ties."
on september 17, the day of the full moon, fang li connected the two parties online to express their blessings to each other. this love that originally ended in vain finally found a new "home". many netizens left messages saying, "may we live long and share the beauty of the moon, even though we are thousands of miles apart. it's so touching. the most regrettable part of the film has also been fulfilled."
yangtze evening news/ziniu news reporter kong xiaoping
proofreading faye wong
