Christian Bale
John Miller
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The story is set in Nanjing, China, during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre in the Second Sino-Japanese War. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a church compound, try to survive the Japanese atrocities.
- $94 million
Jan 18, 2012 · A Chinese film about the Rape of Nanking, told from the perspective of a drunken American mortician (Christian Bale) who hides in a cathedral with young Chinese women. The film is criticized for its white savior narrative and its lack of historical accuracy.
Dec 16, 2011 · A mortician poses as a priest to protect a group of women in a church during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking. Starring Christian Bale, Ni Ni, and Zhang Xinyi, directed by Yimou Zhang, based on a novel by Geling Yan.
- Yimou Zhang
- 181
- 3 min
Jan 24, 2012 · Based on a novel by Chinese-American author Geling Yan, it is set in the Chinese city of Nanjing at the time of the Japanese invasion. In one of the most notorious episodes of Japan's occupation of...
Jan 20, 2012 · A historical drama directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Christian Bale, set in the 1937 Nanjing massacre. Critics and audiences are divided on the film's style, tone and historical accuracy.
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- Christian Bale
A mortician poses as a priest to protect a group of women in a church during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking. He helps them escape from the Japanese soldiers who want to rape them and kill them.
