Nanking

My relative lived through the massacre. I also have a degree in history... I think you're the uneducated person that really needs to read up more materials and gain more common sense as well. Perhaps taking a class on logic would... Full review

I remember when I was kid, how my parent told me about this story. I think the true incident is more horrifying nightmare than what we see here on the Movies. I applauds the courage of the People including the Chinese... Full review

Before this movie, I can't believe that westerner can produce such a good educational documentary based on the history of Japanese invaded China. But this movie changes my mind. Especially this movie tells stories which based on real diaries and notes... Full review

This movie is raw. I do not have the words to describe the horrors of what this film shows. I am a 39 year old who have seen much violance and suffering but nothing compares to this. I am in tears... Full review

As a Chinese American, before I went to see the documentary, I wondered how an American production would tell the story and truly worried that it would not do justice to such a horror that was brutally imposed on innocent Chinese... Full review

the truth is nanking did happen ! the truth is millions of millions innocent people was killed by the fanatic japanies soldier in the most savage way.yes the usa did drop the two atom bombs on japan.they droped the bomb because... Full review

It's a very powerful film that uses historical footage to show the truth about what really happened when the Japanese gov't invaded mainland China. It reminded me of some of the Holocaust films I saw before.... Full review

Leonsis and Hernandez reject the claim outright, though one can sense the latter has lost more than a little sleep over it. Except, of course, even bigger fish than Leonsis have tried and failed to monetize online video. ... Full Review

Nanking" includes excerpts from grainy 16-millimeter film he shot of the grotesquely disfigured patients. What makes the film bearable is the knowledge that a few people did what they could to hold the line against humanity's worst instincts. ... Full Review

Despite his lack of producing experience, his "Nanking" colleagues said his entrepreneurial skills were well suited to the world of nonfiction film. Mr. Leonsis seems sincere in his aspirations that "Nanking" will raise consciousnesses and effect social changes. ... Full Review

Despite his lack of producing experience, his "Nanking" colleagues said his entrepreneurial skills were well suited to the world of nonfiction film. Mr. Leonsis seems sincere in his aspirations that "Nanking" will raise consciousnesses and effect social changes. ... Full Review

And yet, there is no visible effort by the filmmakers to provide such "balance"; the story of Nanking is told simply and well, it speaks for itself. ... Full Review

All too often the faces of those who became senseless casualties of strife go forgotten. With ' Nanking ,' directors Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman bring to light one of the lesser-known travesties of World War II. ... Full Article

The summer of 1937 brought the invasion of China by Japan. "By December 13th, they had defeated the Chinese army and invaded the nation's then-capital, Nanking," wrote Kim Voynar in January 2007, by way of introducing her review of the... ... Full Article

Among its other accomplishments, Ken Burns ' recent series on public television reminded a lot of us that our knowledge of World War II history is sadly sketchy. ... Full Article

Of the many atrocities that occurred in the 20th century, the Nanking Massacre, aka the "Rape of Nanking," appears to get relatively little press here. ... Full Article

A powerful historical record and a warning for future generations. This review was written for the festival screening of "Nanking." PARK CITY -- Barely remembered in the West, the rape of Nanking -- then the capital of China -- by... ... Full Article

Though it's a work of nonfiction, "Nanking" follows the "Schindler's List" model in using a story of survival and individual heroism to shed light on the unspeakable. ... Full Article