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The Hollywood Reporter (James Greenberg):
Not only is the film a powerful historical record and a warning for future generations, it is an essential reminder to people, including many in Japan today, who might deny that this massacre ever occurred. As such, "Nanking" honors the highest calling of documentary filmmaking.
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Indiewire (Susan Gerhard):
This is a kind of bravery war docs rarely get the chance to celebrate, and in an era of learned helplessness, it couldn't come at a better time.
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Cinematical (Kim Voynar):
Like Schindler's List and Hotel Rwanda, Nanking tells a tale of war-time horror through the story of people who tried to help. Nanking is a deeply affecting film. The scripted reading actually works more effectively than mere voiceover would have, bringing to life the people who were a part of the events that happened in Nanking during that time.
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Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein):
In addition to coping with the usual Sundance hassles, I'd just watched Nanking, a heartbreaking documentary about the Japanese bombing and ravaging of the city of Nanking in 1937... Directors Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman have found horrific archival footage, but also employ a cast of actors (sitting in a circle) to read testimony from westerners who were in Nanking during the invasion, and who ultimately tried to establish a safe zone within the city.
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Variety (Justin Chang):
The horrific 1937-38 massacre of more than 200,000 Chinese during the early days of the Japanese occupation gets a polished presentation in NANKING...the personalities it brings to light -- many of whom were forced to remain silent about what they'd seen after returning to their homelands -- are worthy of widespread exposure.
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In Competition: Sundance Documentary Grand Jury, Deauville American Documentary
Official Selection: Tribeca, HotDocs (Canada), Shanghai, Hong Kong, Berlin
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Best Documentary Screenplay nominee - Writer's Guild Awards
Documentary Jury Prize for Editing – Sundance Film Festival
Humanitarian Award for Best Documentary – Hong Kong
Film Festival
IDA ABCNews Video Source Award nominee
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