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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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