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The story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War II and the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. The events of the film are told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, archival footage, and chilling testimonies of Japanese soldiers, interwoven with staged readings of the Westerners¿ letters and diaries as performed by Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway, Jurgen Prochnow, and Stephen Dorff, among others.
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Documentary and Politics/Religion |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 29 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 12th, 2007 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for disturbing images and descriptions of wartime atrocities, including rape. |
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| Distributors: |
ThinkFilm, HBO Documentary Films
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| Production Co.: |
Purple Mountain Productions
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$160,140 |
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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