City of Life and Death

In 1937, Japan occupied Nanjing, the Chinese capital. There was a battle and subsequent atrocities against the inhabitants, especially those who took refuge in the International Security Zone.

City of Life and Death is a 2009 drama war movie directed by Chuan Lu, starring Yuanyuan Gao, Hideo Nakaizumi, Ye Liu. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 from 12,505 votes and runs 2h 13m.