City of Life and Death (2009)

Original title

南京!南京!

Directed by

Lu Chuan

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 240 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows Chinese soldiers and civilians during the Japanese invasion of Nanjing in 1937. It shows the brutal occupation and the struggle for survival in the city.

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What happens

City of Life and Death is a 2009 Chinese historical war drama film written and directed by Lu Chuan, marking his third feature film. The film deals with the Battle of Nanjing and the following massacre committed by the Japanese army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The film is also known as Nanking! Nanking! or Nanjing! Nanjing!. The film was released in China on April 22, 2009, and became a major box office success in the country, earning CN¥150 million (approximately US$20 million) in its first two and a half weeks alone. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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