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Nanking
(2007) Documentary Themes: War, Soldiers, WW2, 1930s, Japan, China
Director: Bill Guttentag Starring: N/A Rating: R (MPAA) for disturbing images and descriptions of wartime atrocities, including rape
Description: In 1937, Japanese armed forces entered Nanking, China, and systematically raped and killed over 200,000 Chinese in one of human history's worst atrocities. Decades later, there's still bad blood and unresolved tensions. This wrenching documentary from Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman...
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combines harrowing archival footage, interviews with survivors (including contrite Japanese vets), and reenactments with actors Woody Harrelson, Stephen Dorff, Mariel Hemingway, and Jurgen Prochnow (as a Schindler-like member of the Nazi party), reading from the diaries of real-life heroic westerners who set up a safety zone in attempt to shelter the hundreds of thousands of refugees from the city. Though this element adds some much-needed hope for humanity, this is still a deeply upsetting documentary. It's very well made and should be considered required viewing, but be warned: some of the rarely-before-seen archival footage is truly graphic and disturbing. Based on the bestselling book, THE RAPE OF NANKING by Iris Chang, this documentary makes effective use of a quietly shattering Kronos Quartet score. The film is presented in English, Japanese, and Mandarin with English subtitles.
Country of Origin: USA
Full Cast and Crew Director: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman Featured: Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway, Stephen Dorff, Jürgen Prochnow, Rosalind Chao, John Getz, Michelle Krusiec, Chris Mulkey, Graham Sibley Screenwriter: Elisabeth Bentley, Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman Story: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman Producer: Ted Leonsis, Bill Guttentag, Michael Jacobs Director of Photography: Buddy Squires Music: Kronos Quartet
Release Information Color: Color Runtime: 90 min. Original Language: English © ThinkFilm
DVD Features DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, Dolby Digital - Chinese, Japanese, Subtitles - English (SDH) - Optional Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - Filmmaker's Commentary, Trailer - 1. Theatrical Trailer, 2. Trailer Gallery
Production Notes Theatrical Release: December 12, 2007 (Limited)
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