1 real historical location · 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 1 real historical location 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...
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