In March, "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru", a documentary by Chinese director Fang Li, premiered in London to great acclaim. It focuses on events in October 1942, when the Japanese cargo ship the Lisbon Maru was torpedoed off the Chinese coast and local fishermen risked their lives to rescue 384 British prisoners of war who were on board. Audiences have hailed the film for transcending national borders, politics and cultural differences in telling a deeply emotional story of human courage and selflessness.