1937 yılında Çin'de, ikinci Çin-Japon savaşı sırasında, bir cenaze, bir rahip, John defin hazırlamak için Nanjing'deki Katolik kilisesine gelir. Vardıklarında kendisini yalnız yetişkin manastır kız öğrencileri ve Yakın bir yerde genelev fahişelerden oluşan bir grup arasında bulur. Her iki grubun arasında kendini istemediği bir pozisyonda bulsada, işgalci Japon ordusunun dehşet koruyucusu, fedakarlık ve onurun anlamını keşfeder.
Film 1937-38 yıllarında Japonların, Çin'in başkenki Nanjing'i (Nanking) işgalini, ve Çinlilere yaptığı katliamı anlatıyor. Yönetmen her ne kadar Çin'li olsa da tarafsızlığı ile ilgi çekiyor * Son yıllarda izlediğim en iyi drama. Yüreği sızlamayan ya da gözleri dolmayanın insanlığı kalmamıştır bu filmde.
Japonların, Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti'nin eski başkenti olan Nanking'i ele geçirmeleri sırasındaki 6 haftalık sürede acımasız saldırılar sonucunda sayısı bilinmeyen erkek, kadın ve çocuk katledilir. Bütün dünya bu olaydan şoke olur ama çoğunluk sessiz kalmayı tercih ederk. Bazıları ise bir şeyler yapmayı tercih eder, bunlardan birisi de Alman mühendis John Rabe'dir.
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 this horror, a small group of Western expatriates banded together to save 250,000. Nanking shows the tremendous impact individuals can make on the course of history.
Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre depicts the brutal events behind the Nanking Massacre committed by the Imperial Japanese army against the Chinese people during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
During the brutal invasion of China in 1937 by Imperial Japanese forces, tens of thousands of civilians and prisoners of war are murdered and women raped in what is known simply as "The Rape of Nanking." This docudrama is a stirring account of a small band of courageous American missionaries who choose to stay in Nanking to try and protect a quarter million vulnerable Chinese civilians who are trapped in a city ruled by a savage, out of control army. Their stories are brought vividly to life through actual real-time letters and diaries as they bear witness to one of the worst wartime atrocities in history.
Documentary about the "chinese Oskar Schindler" John Rabe, who saved 600 people in house in Nanking during the Nanking Massacre. In China he was a hero, in his native country Germany he received no recognition for his deeds. He died in 1950.
Nanking is a hard, horrifying story that defies comprehension. On Dec. 13, 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army stormed the Chinese city of Nanking. During 6 weeks, they murdered and tortured countless civilians whose only crime was being Chinese. Over 300,000 were killed, mostly by bayonet and knife. What triggered such unbridled violence? Our film aims to 'investigate' Japan’s history and looks for the deep-rooted causes of such barbarity. - See more at: http://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=0d1285eb-9dfc-4ec5-aad7-5ec74c67d633#sthash.LyNbcMpl.dpuf
Propaganda documentary about the fall of Nanking. Considered for a long time as a lost film, it was discovered in Beijing, China, in the year 1995.