Atli Örvarsson (Silo, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Defending Jacob, Vantage Point, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Eagle, The Edge of Seventeen, Rams) has composed the original score for the new Chinese historical action drama Dongji Rescue. The film is directed by Guan Hu (Black Dog, The Eight Hundred) & Zhenxiang Fei and stars Zhu Yilong, Wu Lei and Ni Ni. The movie takes place in 1942, when a Japanese ship carrying British prisoners of war was torpedoed and tells the story of a group of Dongji fishermen who risked their lives to rescue over 300 British soldiers and protected and rescued three British individuals during a large-scale search by Japanese forces. Liang Jing (A Song Sung Blue) is producing the project. Dongji Rescue will open in Chinese theaters on August 8 and is set to be released in select U.S. theaters on August 22 by Well Go USA Entertainment.
Örvarsson also continues to score Apple TV+’s Silo, which will return for a third and fourth season.
