The Rape of Nanking

The Rape of Nanking

103 mins | Documentary | Dec. 13, 2007

About a young Chinese-American author's journey into the darkest reaches of humanity as she researched and wrote her best selling book "The Rape of Nanking". Iris Chang's harrowing experience and dogged determination uncovers in graphic detail the forgotten holocaust of World War II when almost 300,000 Chinese women, children and soldiers were in a matter of weeks systematically raped, tortured and murdered by the invading Japanese forces.

The Rape of Nanking

103 mins | Documentary | Dec. 13, 2007

The Rape of Nanking
About a young Chinese-American author's journey into the darkest reaches of humanity as she researched and wrote her best selling book "The Rape of Nanking". Iris Chang's harrowing experience and dogged determination uncovers in graphic detail the forgotten holocaust of World War II when almost 300,000 Chinese women, children and soldiers were in a matter of weeks systematically raped, tortured and murdered by the invading Japanese forces.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Real to Reel Productions, Reel Iris Productions, Toronto ALPHA
Original title The Rape of Nanking
Directors William Spahic, Anne Pick
Writers Michael Betcherman

Cast

Olivia Cheng

as Iris Chang

Jillian Rees-Brown

as Minnie Vautrin