๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐.
In October 1942, 129 members of the Hong Kong Signal Company with 1,700 other POWs and 700 Japanese soldiers were steaming for Japan on the freighter Lisbon Maru. She was torpedoed by US submarine Grouper and left to sink.
The Japanese soldiers were taken off and the POWs were left in the holds with the hatches battened down. Some broke out, overpowered the armed guards and began to swim the 4 miles to land. However, 828 men, including 50 Royal Signals, either drowned or were murdered while in the water.
Through rare archival footage, survivor testimonies, and expert interviews, this documentary uncovers the harrowing journey. It also highlights local Chinese fishermen who risked their lives to rescue as many POWs as they could.
Check the locations & timings for Everyman Cinema showings this weekend by clicking below:
https://www.everymancinema.com/film-listing/1000009842-the-sinking-of-the-lisbon-maru/
