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By Themumblelover . (186) on 02 Aug 2013

A very harsh gritty film that's difficult to watch, its so powerful this film that it shows the brutality of man down to its soul…

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By Xgary X (983) on 22 May 2013

Using Life and Death as the central characters to this cleverly black and white film, City of Life and Death prioritizes actions over words…

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By Wiebke K (391) on 14 Apr 2013

Very disturbing movie about the rape of Nanking, from a Chinese perspective, with one troubled Japanese officer…

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By Stephen R (369) on 21 Mar 2013

A harrowing but necessary film....We should never forget…

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By Leila F (10) on 14 Jan 2013

Quite simply, this is the Schindler's List for one of the darkest episodes in Chinese-Japanese history, the Rape of Nanking, which took place…

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By Edgar C (1,352) on 31 Dec 2012

Chaun Lu is a genius and let me state briefly the reasons in a single paragraph…

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By Lance Q (1) on 12 Dec 2012

On the date that marks the 75th anniversary of rape of Nanking…

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By Ramón M (142) on 24 Nov 2012

Si os gustÃ³ la lista de Schindler os gustarÃ¡ esta pelÃcula. Nakaizumi es el Spielberg japonÃ©s sin duda…

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By Mixalis O (1) on 13 Nov 2012

Deserves a wider audience I urge you to watch this film and tell others about it…

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By Jason 123 D (173) on 24 Oct 2012

I think it's worth noting that a film being shot in black and white in 2010 is both a ballsy move and one that pays off in the end as the theme…

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By Andri A (60) on 23 Oct 2012

Life is more difficult than death…

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By Kyung C (3) on 04 Oct 2012

It's repulsive how inhumane and disugsting people are. The movie made me feel disgusting to be a person…

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By Emmi M (5) on 27 Sep 2012

Mustavalkonen taiteellinen pläjäys. Ahdistava, mutta silti erittäin koskettava kertomus sodan julmuudesta…

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By Bruce B (1,130) on 19 Sep 2012

I finished watching this film two hours ago and the punch in the stomach I received watching it still hurts…

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By Richard S (2,067) on 09 Aug 2012

This is a tough one to watch, it's a brilliantly made film but it is so harrowing and upsetting that it's a hard one to get through…

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By Jon A (725) on 01 Aug 2012

A harrowing and wrencing movie about the Rape of Nanking…

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By Filmgrinder S (1,010) on 01 Aug 2012

This black and white film is China's SCHINDLER'S LIST. A must see…

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By Peter G (539) on 21 Jul 2012

Probably not violent enough considering historical facts on how brutal the invasion actually was, in particular the horrible violence the women…

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By Mike L (1,553) on 01 Jul 2012

Wow. Do I dare say masterpiece? Incredibly powerful look at yet another bleak moment in human history. One of the best wartime films I've ever seen…

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By Joshua L (2,111) on 11 Jun 2012

Its a very hard movie to watch. but it is vital to watch. watch it little by little…

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