RESCUE AT DONGJI
Heroism on the High Seas Dives onto Digital February 24
with Bonus Materials Includes Making-of Content
ALLEN, TEXAS (January 19, 2026) – Inspired by the real-life rescue of British soldiers in 1942, RESCUE AT DONGJI is a rousing, action-packed story of heroism on the high seas, debuting on Digital February 24 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Co-directed by award-winning filmmaker Guan Hu (Black Dog, The Eight Hundred) and — in his feature film directing debut –Fei Zhen Xiang, the film stars ZHU Yilong (Cloudy Mountain, Only the River Flows), WU Lei (The Hutong Cowboy), NI Ni (1921), YANG Haoyu (Journey to the West), CHEN Minghao (Too Cool to Kill), William Franklyn-Miller, NI Dahong, LI Jiuxiao, and WANG Yiquan. RESCUE AT DONGJI also lands on Blu-ray™ and DVD exclusively through Amazon® on February 24.
Among its awards and nominations, RESCUE AT DONGJI received a “Special Recommendation” as “Film of the Year” at the 2025 Weibo Awards Ceremony and was nominated for six Golden Lotus Awards at the 2025 Macau International Movie Festival, including Best Feature, Best Director, Best Actor (ZHU) and Best Actress (Ni Ni).
Synopsis:
When the Japanese troopship, Lisbon Maru, is torpedoed off the coast of Dongji Island, the lives of over 300 British soldiers onboard are threatened. Their only hope is a small group of defiant fishermen who will do anything to save them.Country of Origin: China
RESCUE AT DONGJI has a runtime of approximately 133 minutes and is not rated.
For more information, please visit: https://www.wellgousa.com/
films/rescue-dongji and follow #RescueAtDongji and @WellGoUSA.
Blu-ray DVD Catalog #: WGU03996B Catalog #: WGU03995D UPC Code: 810348039965 UPC Code: 8810348039958 Pre-Order Date: 1/20/26 Pre-Order Date: 1/20/26 SLP: $29.98 SLP: $19.99 Audio: DTS HDMA 5.1 / Stereo Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital / 2.0 Stereo
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Well Go USA Entertainment (www.wellgousa.com) is an Oscar®-nominated theatrical and home entertainment distribution label that specializes in bringing the best in action, genre and independent films from the U.S. and around the world to North America. Well Go titles can be seen across a variety of platforms, including in theaters, on-demand, via DVD and Blu-ray and on television, as well as on mobile and connected devices through martial arts action channel Hi-YAH! (www.hiyahtv.com). Well Go USA Entertainment’s corporate headquarters is in Allen, Texas, with an additional office in Taiwan.
