‘I wanted those 828 men not to be forgotten’: the Chinese documentary raising wartime ghosts
- Posted on November 1, 2024
- By The Guardian
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‘I wanted those 828 men not to be forgotten’: the Chinese documentary raising wartime ghosts
The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru – rejected earlier this week as China’s official Oscars contender – recounts a terrible and forgotten tragedy. Director Fang Li explains why, 80 years on, the story still arouses fierce passions