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From the East comes this war superproduction, which recreates the Japanese invasion of Nanjing, the capital of China, occurred within the framework of the Second Chinese Japanese WarIn 1937.
Filmed in black and white, with great backdrops, The city of life and dead naked without any filter the cruelties committed by the Japanese army, concentrating on the Nanjing massacre, which involved thousands of rapes, infanticides and other aberrations that cost the lives of 300 people.
Director Lu chuan He stated on several occasions that the premiere of his film is a dream come true, a dream that began to take shape in 2007, in the 70th anniversary of the event. Despite the financial support, (had a $ 12 billion budget) the tape underwent several modifications in its original assembly, since the Chinese censors took 5 months to review the most violent scenes.
Argument against the war, The city of life and death He reflects on how war confrontations transform the human being into a monster that loses his mind and pushes him to commit the worst actions. With this approach, the intention is to move away from the demonization of Japanese soldiers, and to think a little beyond the slaughter, to discuss human nature.
This is the third feature film of Lu chuan, who also wrote the script. for the film, Chuan chose Ye Liu, Yuanyuan Gao and Wei Fan for the leading roles.