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Plot:
Directed by the Academy-Award-winning team of Bill Guttentag
and Dan Sturman ("Twin Towers") and marking the
producing debut of AOL Vice Chairman Ted Leonsis, NANKING
is a powerful reminder of the heartbreaking toll that war
takes on the innocent, and a testament to the courage and
conviction of a few individuals determined to act in the face
of evil.
The film tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking,
China in the early days of World War II and focuses on the
efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established
a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge.
The events of the film are told through deeply moving interviews
with Chinese survivors, archival footage, and chilling testimonies
of Japanese soldiers, interwoven with staged readings of the
Westerners' letters and diaries as performed by Woody Harrelson,
Mariel Hemingway, Jurgen Prochnow, and Stephen Dorff, among
others.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
THINKFilm
Production Co:
HBO Documentary Films
Ted Leonsis (Prod.)
Release Date:
December 12, 2007 (NY; Other cities to follow)
RELATED LINKS__________
Wikipedia - Movie Info
en.wikipedia.org
Producer Ted Leonsis' Blog
ted.aol.com
Misc Info
festival.sundance.org
Press Info
www.thinkfilmcompany.com
Theater Info - Film Forum (NY)
www.filmforum.org
Theater Info - Laemmle (LA)
www.laemmle.com
Theater Info - Landmark Theaters
www.landmarktheaters.com
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