Nanking (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Nanking |
| Original title | Nanking |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | approx. 88 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Bill Guttentag , Dan Sturman |
| script |
Bill Guttentag , Dan Sturman , Elizabeth Bentley |
| production |
Bill Guttentag , Michael Jacobs , Ted Leonsis |
| music | Phil Marshall |
| camera |
Stephen Kazmierski , Buddy Squires |
| cut |
Hibah Sherif Frisina , Charlton McMillan , Michael Schweitzer |
| occupation | |
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Nanking is an American documentary released in 2007 . Directed by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman , who wrote the script with Elizabeth Bentley.
action
The film tells about the Nanking massacres , which began in December 1937 after the city was occupied by the Japanese. The occupiers murdered nearly 370,000 people and raped between 20,000 and 80,000 women. Some foreigners from the west stayed in Nanjing and tried, under the guidance of the German John Rabe , to protect the Chinese civilian population from further attacks by the Japanese soldiers . For this purpose they set up a so-called "International Security Zone".
The film combines documentary recordings from archives in Europe, the USA and Asia with the voices of well-known actors reading contemporary letters and other documents.
Reviews
James Greenberg wrote in The Hollywood Reporter on January 30, 2007 that the film was "must- see " and beautifully executed. It is just as much a " powerful historical document " as it is a warning for future generations.
Awards
The film won the Sundance Film Festival's Documentary Film Editing Award in 2007 and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the Documentary Film category.
backgrounds
The film was shot in China , Japan and the United States. It was shown at some film festivals in 2007 such as the Hong Kong International Film Festival in March and Cannes Film Market in May. On December 12, 2007, it was shown in selected cinemas in the United States, where it grossed around 22,000 US dollars .
The BBC reported on July 4, 2007 that it was doubtful that the film would be shown in Japan , where historians would consider the portrayal of the massacres to be exaggerated.
Web links
- Nanking in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Nanking at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Nanking at Metacritic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ NEW DATA PROVIDES CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE ( Memento of the original dated October 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Film review by James Greenberg, accessed December 10, 2007
- ^ Filming locations for Nanking, accessed December 10, 2007
- ^ Opening dates for Nanking, accessed December 10, 2007
- ^ Box office / business for Nanking, accessed January 13, 2008
- ↑ news.bbc.co.uk, accessed December 10, 2007
