Rescue at Dongji (2025)

Dong Ji Dao

Any Chinese can be a hero.

133 min★ 6.3 · 1,517 votes

• Action
• Drama
• Thriller

Inspired by the real life rescue of over 300 British soldiers in 1942, Dongji Rescue is a rousing, action-packed story of heroism on the high seas. When the Japanese warship Lisbon Maru is torpedoed off the coast of Dongji Island, the lives of over 300 British POWs on board are at risk of being claimed by the sea. Their only hope is a small group of defiant Chinese fisherman who will do anything to rescue and protect them from their captors.

Release date

August 8, 2025

Country of origin

China

Budget

$80,000,000

Box office

$50,155,648