Release Date
December 12, 2007
DVD Release Date
April 29, 2008 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman
Writer
Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman
Cast
Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway, Jurgen Prochnow, Stephen Dorff
Studio
Running Time
88 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for disturbing images and descriptions of wartime atrocities, including rape
Directed by the Academy-Award-winning team of Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman ("Twin Towers") and marking the producing debut of AOL Vice Chairman Ted Leonsis, "Nanking" is a powerful reminder of the heartbreaking toll that war takes on the innocent, and a testament to the courage and conviction of a few individuals determined to act in the face of evil. The film tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
As I placed Nanking into my DVD player last Thursday, I was expecting to watch a Woody Harrelson drama about something or another.
Apparently, I had never watched the previews or read a plot synopsis, as I had no clue that the movie was actually a documentary about one of the worst massacres of World War II, the Rape of Nanking, China.
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