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Writer:
Chuan Lu (writer)
Release Date:
22 April 2009 (China)
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Plot:
A dramatization of the rape of Nanking in 1937. | full synopsis
Awards:
3 wins
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(26 articles)
Golden Horse Awards: Maggie Cheung, Ang Lee, Leon Dai, Tsai Ming-liang
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Strong but not great
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Ye Liu | ... | Lu Jianxiong |
 | Yuanyuan Gao | ... | Miss Jiang |
| Hideo Nakaizumi | ... | Kadokawa |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Wei Fan | ... | Mr. Tang |
| Yiyan Jiang | ... | Xiao Jiang |
| Ryu Kohata | ... | Ida |
| Bin Liu | ... | Xiaodouzi |
| Yuko Miyamoto | ||
| John Paisley | ... | John Rabe |
| Beverly Peckous | ... | Minnie Vautrin |
| Lan Qin | ... | Mrs. Tang |
 | Sam Voutas | ... | Durdin (as You Sima) |
| Di Yao | ... | Tang Xiaomei |
| Yisui Zhao | ... | Shunzi |
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Rated R for wartime violence and atrocities including sexual assault, and for some sexuality and brief nudity.
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Hong Kong:132 min | Argentina:132 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Witnesses at the time said at least 20,000 women were raped and there were widespread reports of other atrocities.
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Unlike Shindler's List or John Rabe, this film focuses not on one particular hero in this kind of atrocities, but the countless ordinary people suffering from the horrors of war. Director Lu did an excellently balanced view, some may say too balanced, from the civilians and the soldiers - Chinese and Japanese alike during the rape of Nanking. The subject matter is profound, the acting is top-notch, the cinematography is excellent, however, the pacing is deliberately slow to match the mood of the film, making me wonder some time how long I had to suffer through. The ending is also a disappointment, when the director tries way too hard to make life the symbol. Still, overall, the movie is good, important and relevant. Watch it.