It features Dennis Morley, William Beningfield, Lin Agen, Brian Finch, Tony Banham, and family members of British prisoners of war who were on board of Lisbon Maru.
In October 1942, the Lisbon Maru, a Japanese transport ship secretly carrying over 1,800 British prisoners of war, was torpedoed off the coast of China by an American submarine unaware of its human cargo.
Through rare archival footage, survivor testimonies, and expert interviews, the documentary uncovers the harrowing journey of the prisoners as the ship began to sink, leaving them trapped below deck.
[3] He found relatives of the POWs by advertising in several British newspapers, included oral testimony from naval officer Jack Hughieson that was given to the Imperial War Museum and, with the help of retired Major Brian Finch, military advisor to the film.
[8][9] In addition, two original songs are featured in the documentary: "The Lisbon Maru" by Tom Hickox,[10] from his 2014 album War, Peace and Diplomacy[11][12] and "Long Way From Home" by Elly O'Keeffe.
[24] In late October 2024, it was announced that the submission had been disqualified by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, due to the film not meeting the minimum non-English language requirement.