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Tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War II and focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, archival footage, and chilling testimonies of Japanese soldiers, interwoven with staged readings of the Westerners' letters and diaries
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007
Special features: Theatrical trailer; trailer gallery
Directors of photography, Stephen Kazmierski, Buddy Squires ; editors, Hibah Frisina, Charlton McMillan, Michael Schweitzer ; music, Phil Marshall ; costume designer, Dayna Pink
Hugo Armstrong, Rosalind Choa, Stephen Dorff, John Getz, Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway, Michelle Krusiec, Leah Liang, Chris Mulkey, Jürgen Prochnow, Sonny Saito, Graham Sibley, Mark Valley, Robert Wu
MPAA rating: R; for disturbing images and descriptions of war-time atrocities, including rape
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital
Chinese, Japanese or English dialogue, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Sundance Film Festival, 2007: Documentary Editing Award