City of Life and Death
Synopsis: On December 9, 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army laid siege to the Chinese capital of Nanking, beginning a reign of terror that killed as many as 300,000 civilians — an infamous tragedy now referred to as the Rape of Nanking. The first big-budget fiction film by the Chinese to deal with this seminal event in their modern history, CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH is a visceral, heartbreaking portrait of life during wartime, and an unforgettable masterpiece of contemporary world cinema.
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Starring
Ye Liu (Lu Jianxiong)
Yuanyuan Gao (Miss Jiang)
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Qin Hong
Zhou Li
John Chong
Andy Zhang
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Awards
San Sebastián International Film Festival - Spain - 2009
Golden Seashell (Chuan Lu)
San Sebastián International Film Festival - Spain - 2009
Best Cinematography (Yu Cao)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - USA - 2011
LAFCA Award for Best Foreign Film (Chuan Lu)
Quotes
Exquisitely shot in black and white, with a rare attention to detail and dramatic complexity, "City of Life and Death" is a timelessly great film that commands our collective attention. - Joe Williams , St. Louis Post-Dispatch
It's a film strong enough to change your life, if you can bear to watch it at all. - Kenneth Turan , Los Angeles Times
Press
Rotten Tomatoes - 92% Certified Fresh! - [Rotten Tomatoes]
