Source: CCTV.com

04-24-2009 09:07

After four years of making, the highly anticipated historical epic "Nanking Nanking", also known as A City of Life and Death, is now being shown in cinemas around China.

After four years of making, the highly anticipated historical epic "Nanking Nanking", also known as A City of Life and Death, is now being shown in cinemas around China.

With its bleached imagery in black and white, the movie Nanking Nanking takes on its audience for a journey through the cruelty of the Nanking Massacre, where the Japanese aggressors killed hundreds of thousands Chinese, most of whom were civilians. With a restrained narrative, the production follows the spiritual and physical struggle of an ordinary soldier, and focuses on the residents' will to resist. It overwhelmed the young viewers.

With its bleached imagery in black and white, the movie Nanking Nanking takes on its audience for a journey through the cruelty of the Nanking Massacre.

Jia Leilei, a researcher from China Art Research Institute said, “Nowadays young people are particularly interested in things that are genuine. They are eager to see the truth behind the historical records. They want to know what really happened back then.”

The movie was directed by Lu Chuan, who won wide fame four years ago for the production "Ke Ke Xi Li". In producing Nanking Nanking, Lu Chuan has made a point of seeking the truth about the tragic incident. Many details in the plot have reliable historical sources. In representing the incident, he also sought to present the resistance put up by ordinary Chinese people.

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Editor:Zhao Yanchen