Nanking

Starring: Hugo Armstrong; Rosalind Chao; Stephen Dorff; John Getz & Mariel Hemingway Director: Bill Guttentag  Rated:

DVD Features:

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

Product 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 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.

Plot Keywords:

China | Documentary | Japan | World War II | WWII

Production Notes:

• Theatrical Release: December 12, 2007 (Limited)

Cast and Crew: