Nanking Review by B Movie Ben (4.5 Stars)

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Starring:
Rosalind Chao, Stephen Dorff, John Getz, Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway, Michelle Krusiec, Leah Liang, Chris Mulkey, J�rgen Prochnow, Graham Sibley, Mark Valley, Hugo Armstrong, Sonny Saito, Robert Wu

Directed By:
Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman

Written By:
Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman, Elizabeth Bentley

Nanking (2007)

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Movie Review by B Movie Ben

April 30th, 2008

The inhumanity of war

I watch movies for two reasons: to be entertained, and to be informed. This is one of the most informative movies that I have ever seen.

The actions of the Japanese soldiers in 1937 as they invaded China was on a par with many of the atrocities that we have seen in our lifetime in Bosnia, Darfur, etc. It is a story that will stick with you for a long time.

This is the story of a handful of foreigners who stayed behind as others fled and tried to save as many Chinese as they could. They saved over 250,000 by setting up a safe zone. Another 200,000 were killed and 20,000 women, between 12 and 60, were raped by the Japanese soldiers.

The Japanese killed all young men just because they may be soldiers. They gang raped every night as many women as they could. It was an atrocity that clearly shows the level to which soldiers go in time of war. It is easy to commit these heinous crimes when you look upon the enemy as gooks, or nips, or chinks.

A powerful film that should be seen by everyone.

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