City of Life and Death
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | City of Life and Death - The Nanjing Massacre |
| Original title | Nánjīng! Nánjīng! 南京! 南京! |
| Country of production | People's Republic of China , Hong Kong |
| original language | Mandarin |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 132 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Lu Chuan |
| script | Lu Chuan |
| production | Hong Qin |
| music | Tong Liu |
| camera | Yu Cao |
| cut | Yun Teng |
| occupation | |
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City of Life and Death ( Chinese 南京! 南京 ! , Pinyin Nánjīng! Nánjīng! ) Is a Chinese film from 2009 by Lu Chuan , which is his third directorial work. The film deals with the Nanking massacre and its aftermath during the Second Sino-Japanese War . The film is also known as Nanking! Nanking! or Nanjing! Nanjing! .
action
City of Life and Death is set in 1937, shortly after the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War . The Imperial Japanese Army has just occupied the then capital of the Republic of China , Nanking . What follows is generally known as the Nanking massacre , in which at least 200,000 Chinese prisoners of war and civilians were killed over a period of several weeks .
publication
The film was first released in theaters in China on April 22, 2009. In Germany it was released on October 11, 2010 as direct-to-video on DVD and Blu-Ray under the title City of Life and Death - Das Nanjing Massaker .
Awards
The film won the Golden Shell at the 2009 San Sebastián International Film Festival . The film also won awards for Best Director ( Lu Chuan ) and Best Cinematography (Cao Yu) at the 4th Asian Film Awards in 2010 , as well as an award for Best Cinematography at the 46th Golden Horse Film Festival , where he also won the best visual effects was nominated. At Oslo Film Festival 2009 won City of Life and Death in the category "Best Film".
See also
The films John Rabe (feature film) and Nanking (documentary film) deal with the same subject.
Web links
- City of Life and Death in the Internet Movie Database (English)