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(1 - 14) of 14 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1   A "Documentarians Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman brilliantly combine archive footage from Japan's 1937 massive attack on China's former capital of Nanking with heartbreaking interviews of Chinese survivors, guilty Japanese soldiers, and actors giving stage r"   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Even as history changes to accommodate current needs and frameworks, it's crucial to remember those who lived it."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "A harrowing look at how war takes its terrible toll on the innocent."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth B+ "The documentary is an effective and moving account of civilization gone amok."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz "A tribute to a handful of racial and cultural foreigners and to the Chinese people, 'Nanking' is inspiring... but it can depress in the extreme."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Donald J. Levit 3/5 "An engrossing documentary on the atrocities committed in Nanking by Japanese soldiers and the courageous heroism of some expats in 1937."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 5/5 "a documentary that may well rank among the greatest re-tellings of a historical event put on film"   Boxoffice Magazine   Jay Antani 9/10 "Some of the stories and images here are simply, shakingly unforgettable ... The punch it delivers to the gut of viewers indicates the documentary makes the kind of impact it was seeking."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen A- "The story of man's inhumanity during wartime is an old one, but this film delivers the message raw unlike anything before"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit "The lesson here is not simply to vilify the Japanese soldiers of that era, but to make sure that we never forget who we are and what our country stands for today."   Film.com   Jonathan F. Richards B "Highlights both the best and the worst that humanity has to offer."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "It is a harsh story and the filmmakers do not try to sugarcoat or diminish its power and tragedy."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford B- "A handsome documentary on a brutal subject, Nanking delves into the 1937 Japanese invasion of China and the atrocities committed in the attack..."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 14) of 14 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1