Dead to Rights
2025 · Movie · NR · 137 min · ★ 8.0
Amid the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, a man hides in plain sight by taking work at a photo studio serving occupying forces. As violence closes in, he turns the studio into a fragile refuge for civilians and soldiers, risking everything to move people to safety and preserve proof of what’s happening.
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Details
- Original title
- 南京照相馆
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-07-19
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 137 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (81 votes)
About
If you can handle harrowing war stories and want a heavy, witness-like drama about survival and remembering, this may hit hard; Not for you if you avoid graphic cruelty or prefer lighter pacing like No More Bets.
Pros: intense, immersive atmosphere; powerful performances; urgent historical reminder | Cons: extremely brutal content; emotionally overwhelming; reflection feels limited
Themes
- photography
- grave
- based on true story
- second sino-japanese war (1937-45)
- period drama
- nanking massacre china 1937
- historical drama
- 1940s
- photo studio
- 1930s
- nanjing
- serious
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Liu Haoran
as Su Liuchang
Wang Chuanjun
as Wang Guanghai
Gao Ye
as Lin Yuxiu
Wang Xiao
as Jin Chengzong
Zhou You
as Song Cunyi
Yang Enyou
as Jin Wanyi
Daichi Harashima
as Hideo Ito
Wang Zhener
as Zhao Yifang
Yang Haoyu
as Judge
Liu Yichun
as Feng Hua
Directed by Shen Ao