City of Life and Death
Director Chuan Lu pulls off a rare feat by providing a clear-eyed drama about an event in Chinese-Japanese history - the 1937 Rape of Nanking following that city's capture by Japan - that still casts a shadow over relations between the countries. Shot in black and white, the film chronicles the six-week period through the eyes of multiple characters - including a Japanese soldier, a refugee camp supervisor, a resistance fighter and others. "As an instant landmark in Chinese cinema, "City of Life and Death" is a heart-wrenching reflection on the national trauma; as a universal reminder on what it means to be human, it is disturbing, moving, and ultimately, hauntingly profound." - Edmund Lee, Time Out Hong Kong.
Year: 2009
Genre: Drama, War and Anti-War Films, Chinese Cinema
Country: China, Hong Kong
Director: Chuan Lu
Starring: Hideo Nakaizumi, Ye Liu, Wei Fan, Yuanyuan Gao
Duration: 135 Minutes
Rating: R18 - Contains graphic violence and sexual violence.
Subtitles: Yes
7.7/10
Location in store: Foreign (China)
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