In 'Nanking,' film footage, diaries, photos and interviews reveal horrors and heroic acts.
di Kevin Crust The Los Angeles Times
Powerful, moving and disturbing, the documentary "Nanking" depicts the horrific events that occurred in the Republic of China's then capital in late 1937 and early 1938. The film, directed by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman, chronicles the brutal invasion of the city by Imperial Japanese forces primarily from the perspective of a community of Westerners who remained behind when others left and some of the Chinese survivors to whom they provided sanctuary.
Iris Chang's controversial 1997 bestseller, "The Rape of Nanking," returned the massacre to public consciousness, and the events remain a sensitive issue in Sino-Japanese relations. [...]
di Kevin Crust, articolo completo (3360 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 11 gennaio 2008
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