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What if a Nazi party member became the Oskar Schindler of China? Plot twist: he actually existed.

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forgotten heromoral complexityhistorical gut-punch

Overview

Drama History War

A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.

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biography 1930s soldier japan china slaughter war crime ns-zeit life-saver wounded+2 more

complicity and resistancebureaucracy as weaponthe banality of evil vs. ordinary couragecolonial privilege as shield

Standout Aspects

Acting

Ulrich Tukur's trembling humanity in impossible choices.

Production

$20M budget, massive Nanjing set built from scratch.

Best for:Solo

Heads up:Violence·Disturbing

Director

Florian Gallenberger

ReleasedApr 2, 2009

Runtime2h 14m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Budget$20M

Top Cast

Ulrich Tukur

John Rabe

Dagmar Manzel

Dora Rabe

Steve Buscemi

Dr. Robert Wilson

Daniel Brühl

Dr. Rosen

Zhang Jingchu

Langshu

Teruyuki Kagawa

Prince Asaka Yasuhiko

Anne Consigny

Valérie Duprès

Gottfried John

Dr. Oskar Trautmann

Mathias Herrmann

Werner Fließ

Tetta Sugimoto

Nakajima Kesago

Akira Emoto

Matsui Iwane

Arata Iura

Major Ose

Shaun Lawton

Rev. John Magee

Christian Rodska

Dr. Lewis Smythe

Fang Yu

Hsianglin Han

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