Dead to Rights
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During the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, postman A Chang posed as a photo developer, helping Japanese forces while secretly sheltering Chinese refugees. He later risked his life evacuating them and revealing evidence of the atrocities.
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This devastating Chinese war drama about the Nanjing Massacre has left audiences emotionally shattered yet deeply moved, with multiple reviewers calling it 'China's Schindler's List.' Through its unflinching portrayal of a photographer documenting wartime atrocities, the film delivers what critics describe as testimony rather than entertainment, with many drawing powerful parallels to current global conflicts.
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- Jul 31, 2025
血债滔天，罪大恶极。 what israel is doing now is no different from what the Japanese did to my people during the Nanjing Massacre. I mean this with my full heart, I hope every zionist and israeli soldier sets themselves on fire. A good imperialist soldier is one who kills themselves.
YunzhengAug 15, 2025If Japanese reputation can recover from this I can recover from anything
KungPaoYaoAug 17, 2025A powerfully gripping historical drama from China. It’s a Schindler’s List-type or (a closer comparison) a Diary of Anne Frank-type story set against the horrific backdrop of the Nanjing Massacre. The narrative, driven by an ensemble of richly-written characters, packs one…
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Make no mistake, this is China's Schindler's List. It's actually got a well written plot, layered characters and a twist I didn't see coming. It's even learned to go sparingly on music at the more emotional moments (there are many). China's come a long way from the clunky…
SquirrelQAug 10, 2025Went into it expecting another harrowing portrayal of Japanese brutality to China during WW2 (second time this week), but ended up falling in love with the film due to its incredible depiction of war photography. If you liked Alex Garland's Civil War thematically, this is…
PeacefulDawnJul 30, 2025With every new entry in the growing canon of Nanjing Massacre films, it’s hard not to wonder how filmmakers can still find fresh perspectives on one of the darkest chapters of modern history. I can’t really say Dead to Rights manages to do that, but it does offer a…
Realkinoshit - Dec 8, 2025
When I said earlier that She Rides Shotgun is the most traumatising movie of the year, I hadn't seen this one. This was absolutely terrible to watch and honestly might be one of the only films where I wanted to look away cause I couldn't bear to see what was coming next.…
veikAug 18, 2025to call this movie “propaganda” misses the point; it’s testimony. and the tragedy is that testimony is never really past tense, it echoes in every occupation, every act of imperial violence we’re watching unfold now. the atrocities happening in gaza directly reflect what…
lamcyJan 13, 2026I almost lost it several times to be honest…. I can’t believe I didn’t know about this before
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- Bsauerapple lovedDead to Rights
Very emotional, intense, and disturbing. This film portrayed the war crimes of the Japanese fascists during WWII and left nothing to the imagination. Long live the Chinese people. Long live antifascism.
Presi lovedDead to RightsINCREDIBLE ACTING, I want to give kudos to the actors and the cast for making this historically accurate and historically important movie for the event that occurred. Rest in peace to all the families who were affected by this horrific tragedy and their lost loved ones
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