Nanking

2011 • 89 minutos

Información de esta película

A powerful, emotional and relevant reminder of the heartbreaking toll war takes on the innocent, Nanking tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China, in the early days of World War II. As part of a campaign to conquer all of China, the Japanese subjected Nanking -- which was then China's capital -- to months of aerial bombardment, and when the city fell, the Japanese army unleashed murder and rape on a horrifying scale. In the midst of the rampage, a small group of Westerners banded together to establish a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Unarmed, these missionaries, university professors, doctors and businessmen -- including a Nazi named John Rabe -- bore witness to the events, while risking their own lives to protect civilians from slaughter.

The story is told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, chilling archival footage and photos of the events, and testimonies of former Japanese soldiers. At the heart of Nanking is a filmed stage reading of the Westerners' letters and diaries, featuring Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway and Jurgen Prochnow. Through its interweave of archival images, testimonies of survivors, and readings of first hand accounts, the film puts the viewer on the streets of Nanking and brings the forgotten past to startling life.

Nanking is a testament to the courage and conviction of individuals who were determined to act in the face of evil and a powerful tribute to the resilience of the Chinese people -- a gripping account of light in the darkest of times.

MPAA Rating: NOTRATED 2007 Agape Partners Multimedia, LLC

Valoraciones y reseñas

Im not religous in the monothical sense but a true believer that humans can be devine. Not much divinity existed in Nanking China in that time,except those from the US, Germany and other lands abroad who didnt waver to the tyranny of the Japanese military. May those heros and survivors of the rape of Nanking and thier families have and had found peace and to those who didnt survive may they rest in the most peaceful of utopian afterlifes for eternity.

It's sad what humans can do to other humans...for shame

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