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Student Screenings of Films of the War of National Resistance – The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru (2024)

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PAF01a | Student Screenings of Films of the War of National Resistance – The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru (2024)parent

Student Screenings of Films of the War of National Resistance
To deepen students' understanding of the history of the War of Resistance, the Hong Kong Film Archive has specially organised an educational activity entitled 'Student Screenings of Films of the War of National Resistance'.  With the screenings to be scheduled in September 2026, the programme is designed in connection with the Memorial Day for China's Victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression on 3 September.  Films with the theme of the War of National Resistance will be screened, and scholars will be invited to share his/her insights and discuss with students after the screenings, enabling the students to gain a more comprehensive understanding of this pivotal period in history while cultivating a stronger sense of national esteem.  

 

The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru

Director: Fang Li
Production: Zhejiang Laurel Films, Emei Film Group, Shanghai PMF Pictures
Cast: Fang Li, Tony Banham, Lin Agen, Dennis Morley, William Beningfield
2024 / Colour / Putonghua / Chinese & English subtitles / 122 mins

In 2014, Chinese geophysicist and filmmaker Fang Li overheard a story about the rescue of a group of foreign prisoners of war by fishermen from Dongji Island during the Japanese Occupation.  Utilising modern technology, Fang searched for and found the shipwreck of the Lisbon Maru in the surrounding waters, and travelled around the globe to piece together the untold story of its sinking...

In 1942, 1 816 British soldiers captured in Hong Kong were forced by the Japanese army onto the converted cargo ship Lisbon Maru, to be transported to Japan for hard labour.  The prisoners are crammed into the narrow cargo hold with insufficient food and dismal living conditions.  A few days later, the Lisbon Maru is mistaken for a Japanese army supply ship and attacked by the US forces in waters to the east of the Zhoushan Islands, setting off a chain of inhumane events...  The screening will be followed by a post-screening talk.

Partner Organisation: Southern Film Culture Foundation


Date
10.9.2026 (Thu)
Venue
Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive
Time
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Target
P.5 - S.6 students
Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
Capacity per performance
90

Language

Post-screening talk will be conducted in Cantonese

The programme is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series.  The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organizing an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture.  For more information, please visit https://ccpo.gov.hk/en.



  • Last modified : 07.05.2026