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jimu news reporter rong yu

the documentary film "the sinking of the lisbon maru", which received a very high rating of 9.3 points on douban, recently announced that it will extend its screening to november 5th. audiences who have not yet had time to go to the cinema to watch this movie, which is rated as a "conscience masterpiece" by netizens, don't wait. missed opportunity.

"the sinking of the lisbon maru" is directed by the famous producer and director fang li, and tells the audience a shocking history in the 1940s that has been almost forgotten by the world. in 1942, the "lisbon maru" ship requisitioned by the japanese army escorted more than 1,800 british prisoners of war back to japan from hong kong, china. while passing through the waters of zhoushan islands in zhejiang, the "lisbon maru", which did not have a prisoner-of-war transport sign, was hit by a us submarine. at the critical moment of life and death, hundreds of zhoushan fishermen risked their lives and drove 46 fishing boats to save the lives of 384 british prisoners of war from the sea. this is an important testimony that china and britain fought side by side as allies in the second world war and jointly resisted fascist aggression. it is also a historical story of the profound friendship between the two peoples.

"the sinking of the lisbon maru" is fang li's first documentary film as a director, and it was also a work that almost bankrupted him. in the interview, he admitted that he sold all his houses and maxed out several credit cards in order to film "the sinking of the lisbon maru", just to "rob" a piece of history with the movie.
on september 6, "the sinking of the lisbon maru" was released nationwide. it received unanimous praise from all major platforms, but its performance at the box office was dismal. it only took in more than 2 million yuan after three days of release. some netizens said, "this is a movie that is good in everything but not good at the box office."

fortunately, this good movie lived up to its expectations. thanks to word-of-mouth from the audience, the box office of "the sinking of the lisbon maru" has slowly improved since its third week of release. so far, 11,000 viewers have purchased tickets to support the film, contributing more than 28 million box office to it. according to big data predictions, the film's total box office is expected to hit 38 million.

regarding the market prospects of "the sinking of the lisbon maru", fang li admitted frankly at the beginning of the movie's release that this is a movie that is unlikely to recover its cost. "a higher box office will help me pay off my debts, and it doesn't matter if i can't pay them back. i still alive, you can make more money.”

(image source: official public information of the film)

(source: jimu news)

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