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Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre

1995 · 91 min

A grim, unflinching recreation of atrocity that plays like a horror film, leaving you shaken and hollowed out long after it ends.

Overview
Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre depicts the brutal events behind the Nanking Massacre committed by the Imperial Japanese army against the Chinese people during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • violence
  • death
  • trauma
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour0
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness10
Complexity4
Emotional weight10

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Details

Genres
drama, history, horror, thriller, war
Directed by
Mou Tun-Fei
Written by
Lee Wing-Shui
Starring
Zhang Liang, Poon Wing, Hung Siu-Tin, Geung Man-Ting, Siu Wa, Poon Man-Diy, Han Zhenhua, Li Wei
Cinematography
Sung Kin-Man
Runtime
91 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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