3 real historical locations · China
Zhang Yimou's film depicting the Nanjing Massacre through the eyes of an American mortician sheltering Chinese schoolgirls and bar girls in a cathedral. Christian Bale leads a production that brought one of WWII's worst atrocities to international audiences.
CinemaMapped has mapped 3 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning China.
An American mortician takes refuge in a Nanjing church with a group of courtesans and convent girls as Japanese troops enter the city — forced to act in plac...
John Rabe's Safety Zone and several Nanjing churches sheltered tens of thousands of Chinese civilians during the 1937 massacre. The film is inspired by the memoir of Minnie Vautrin, an American missionary who sheltere...
View location →An American mortician posing as a priest shelters a group of Chinese schoolgirls and prostitutes in the church compound as Japanese troops massacre the city....
The film is based on author Geling Yan's novel inspired by the diary of Minnie Vautrin at Ginling College. Several foreigners used their neutral status to shelter Chinese civilians during the massacre.
View location →Japanese forces breach Nanjing's ancient Ming-dynasty walls on 13 December 1937. Chinese resistance collapses. The film shows the violence flooding into the ...
The Nanjing Massacre is still a source of acute historical tension between China and Japan. Estimates of deaths range from 40,000 (Japan's lowest acknowledged) to 300,000 (China's official figure).
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