Dead to Rights

Dead to Rights

Every Chinese will not forget the history.

NR 2025 · 137 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, War, History

During the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, a postman poses as a photo developer, helping Japanese forces while secretly sheltering Chinese refugees. He later risks his life evacuating them and revealing evidence of the atrocities.

Directed by Shen Ao · Written by Shen Ao

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