Is City of Life and Death sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is City of Life and Death violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is City of Life and Death easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does City of Life and Death end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is City of Life and Death scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

City of Life and Death

Name: City of Life and Death
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 2009
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Hideo Nakaizumi, John Paisley, Beverly Peckous

Directed by Lu Chuan

Produced by Media Asia Films, Stellar Megamedia

2009132 min7.4 / 10

A harrowing, unflinching chronicle of the Nanking Massacre that confronts the systematic dehumanization and atrocity of war through intimate human suffering.

In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just captured Nanjing, then-capital of the Republic of China. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a six week period wherein tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.

Questions people ask

Is City of Life and Death sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Is City of Life and Death violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.
Is City of Life and Death easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Does City of Life and Death end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is City of Life and Death scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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