Nanking
2007 · Movie · R · 88 min · ★ 7.1 · 86% critics
Set in 1937 during the Japanese invasion of Nanking, the film recounts mass murder and widespread rape of Chinese civilians. Amid the devastation, a small group of Western expatriates work together to save hundreds of thousands through a “safe zone,” underscoring how individual action can change history.
Based on The Rape of Nanking
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-02-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (53 votes)
About
If you want an emotionally intense, history-focused account of the Nanking atrocities with survivor testimony and archival material, you may like Nanking; Not for you if you’re squeamish, want a lighter watch, or prefer a more traditional documentary without actor readings, like Standard Operating Procedure.
Pros: survivor interviews; archival footage; important history | Cons: extremely disturbing; jarring reenactments; one-sided feel
Themes
- rescue
- rape
- chinese woman
- nanking massacre china 1937
- 1930s
- nanking
- japanese occupation of china
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Editing Award Documentary · 2007
Cast & crew
Hugo Armstrong
as John Magee
Rosalind Chao
as Chang Yu Zheng
Stephen Dorff
as Lewis Smythe
John Getz
as George Fitch
Mariel Hemingway
as Minnie Vautrin
Michelle Krusiec
as Yang Shu Ling
Chris Mulkey
as Mills McCallum
Woody Harrelson
as Bob Wilson
Jürgen Prochnow
as John Rabe
Leah Lewis
as Banner Girl (uncredited)
Directed by Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman