City of Life and Death

In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just captured Nanjing, then-capital of the Republic of China. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a six week period wherein tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.

Release date : 2009-04-22

Production country :
China, Hong Kong

Production company :
China Film Group Corporation, Media Asia Films, Stellar Megamedia, Jiangsu Broadcasting, Chuan Production Film Studio

Durasi : 132 Min.

Popularity : 4

7.40

Total Vote : 225

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movie Shortcomings

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