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As the globe stands on the brink of World War II, Shanghai has fallen and deadly Japanese bombers target the infamous city of Nanking. As panic breaks out and savage bombing raids devastate the city, veteran entrepreneur John Rabe, a German living the high life in the social whirl of Nanking, must make a agonizing choice: to .. Read more
| Starring | Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Bruhl, Anne Consigny, Dagmar Manzel |
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| Director | Florian Gallenberger |
| Genres | Drama |
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As the globe stands on the brink of World War II, Shanghai has fallen and deadly Japanese bombers target the infamous city of Nanking. As panic breaks out and savage bombing raids devastate the city, veteran entrepreneur John Rabe, a German living the high life in the social whirl of Nanking, must make a agonizing choice: to flee or give sanctuary to the terrified population within the gates of his factory.
When the Imperial Japanese Army discovers rich "Nazi" Rabe’s selfless operation, they see it an act of high treason. As a wave of brutality is unleashed on Nanking, Rabe and his comrades find themselves in a race against time to fight for a safety zone to protect the hundreds of thousands of innocent victims of this ultimate act of war. But as the bombings desist, a perilous siege begins.
| Starring | Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Bruhl, Anne Consigny, Dagmar Manzel, Zhang Jingchu, Steve Buscemi |
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| Director | Florian Gallenberger |
| Studio | METRODOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 14 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 14 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2009 To Rent: DVD: 03 May 2010 Blu-ray: 03 May 2010 |
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Japan will not accept that this actually happened.
...which is ridiculous because much of the horror shown is taken from newsreel footage at the time.
This is an epic story of a noble man who was in ... read more »
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Great realistic movie.
Excellent film. Great history lesson proving that fact can be much better than fiction. Great sets and a good script with sub titles where necessary added to ... read more »
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Also see City of Life & Death
Having already seen 'City of life & death' - The Chinese film version of the rape of Nanking I found this film very good in it's portrayal of ... read more »
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no subtitles
not sure what was going on but my pc would not allow subtitles on this film so didn't watch as the first 40 minutes was in german.