Nanking (DVDrip - 2007)

Nanking tells the story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937, the invading Japanese army murdered over 200,000 and raped tens of thousands of Chinese. In the midst of the horror, a small group of Western expatriates banded together to save 250,000 -- an act of extraordinary heroism. Bringing an event little-known outside of Asia to a global audience, Nanking shows the tremendous impact individuals can make on the course of history. It is a gripping account of light in the darkest of times.


While 200,000 civilians and soldiers died in Nanking and perhaps 20,000 women were raped in those six weeks, the toll would have been much higher had it not been for a group of 22 foreigners who lived and worked in Nanking and who set out to create a sort of safety zone where refugees from the bombed-out city could be protected. In the film, these brave people are portrayed by actors in costume who read their diary entries into the camera. Most prominent are Mariel Hemingway as Minnie Vautrin, a professor at a women's college whose goal was to save her students; Woody Harrelson as Bob Wilson, one of the last doctors in Nanking; and Jurgen Prochnow as John Rabe, a Nazi businessman who became the de facto mayor of the safety zone.

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