A german businessman saves thousands of chinese civilians from the japanese in 1937 nanking. A truestory account of a german businessman who saved more than 200,000 chinese during the nanjing massacre in 193738. In 2009, a feature film played a major role in bringing this siemens employee to the attention of a broader public. Despite fascinating material, most significant subject genocide, the overly long film is rather shapeless, lacking the emotional impact that it could have had. They include john rabe, a nazi doctor who helped establish a. The littleknown story of john rabe and the nazis who. John rabe is best known as a public radio journalist at 89.
John rabe is my personal patron saint of moral complexity. Men behind the sun 4 1995, nanking 2007, city of life and death 2009, amen. The story of john rabe is a conscientious, workmanlike account of german industrialist rabe ulrich tukur and the other westerners, including cynical american doctor robert wilson. Rabe was a nazi who died after the war in 1950, broken and poor. He is also a photo artist, bon vivant, documentary narrator, and bit part actor. The nanking safety zone, which he helped to establish, sheltered approximately. The story of john rabe en streaming hd gratuit sans illimite, synopsis. John rabes diaries are available as the good man of nanking. The fall of nanjing as my grandmother lived it the atlantic. Among these was the nazi john rabe, an unlikely hero whom chang calls the oskar schindler of china and who worked tirelessly to protect the innocent and publicize the horror.
Though it strays into predictable melodrama, john rabe is worth watching for the light it shines on a neglected corner of chinese history. There was a group of europeans and americans who refused to abandon the city and were able to create a safety zone that saved almost 300,000 chinese. John rabe is an engaging german film that focuses on the heroism of a business manager in china who saved over 250, 000 lives during the nanking massacre by the japanese in 19371938. City of war the story of john rabe on uk dvd 3rd may. The story of john rabe is a 2009 germanchinesefrench biopictorial film directed by florian gallenberger and starring ulrich tukur. Chinese opera diaries of john rabe starts european tour. Find out everything empire knows about city of war. A family looks outside the window of their apartment in siena, italy. Based on a true story, john rabe tells the story of a german businessman who rescued more than 200,000 civilians during the so called nanking massacre in china. As a dramatic feature about a heroic figure, john rabe leaves much to be desired. The nanking safety zone, which he helped to establish, sheltered approximately 200,000 chinese people. John rabe who, about to quit a city under siege from the japanese imperial army, instead forms an international safety zone and manages to.
Nonetheless, its worth seeing the film, whose dramatic persona and historical events are still little known or little. Chinese opera diaries of john rabe kicked off its european tour at the berlin state opera on wednesday, attracting a large audience. City of life and death is a gripping film depicting the rape of nanking during wwii. John heinrich detlef rabe 23 november 1882 5 january 1950 was a german businessman and nazi party member who is best known for his efforts to stop the atrocities of the japanese army during the nanking occupation and his work to protect and help the chinese civilians during the event. It is in mandarin, but i would recommend it highly. An intriguing companion piece to city of life and death, this is a more sanitised version of the.
A true story account of a german businessman who saved more than 200,000 chinese during the nanjing massacre in 193738. As the globe stands on the brink of world war ii, shanghai has fallen and deadly japanese bombers target the infamous city of nanking. John rabe new official movie trailer 20 hd youtube. John rabes story of compassion as documented in his former residence is timeless and inspiring. En, linspecteur roger borniche traque sans relache emile buisson, dangereux criminel evade dun asile psychiatrique. With the help of other europeans in china, he set up the nanking safety zone, a place where he could protect chinese citizens from the japanese. Drawing from john rabes 1937 diaries as source material, academy award winner florian gallenberger has crafted a portrait of a man revered as a saint in china to this day. John rabes humanitarian efforts on behalf of the chinese civilian population during the second sinojapanese war of 193738 was in danger of slipping into oblivion. John rabe is a 2009 germanchinesefrench biopictorial film directed by florian gallenberger. Chinese nationalist forces defending the city during the second sinojapanese war. German, mandarin, english a truestory account of a german businessman who saved more than 200,000 chinese during the nanjing massacre in 193738. A germanchinese film by florian gellenberger, john rabe, tells the story of the massacre using excerpts from rabes diary entries.
In the winter of 1937, a group of middleclass european residents in. With ulrich tukur, daniel bruhl, steve buscemi, anne consigny. A historical horror story from the 1930s, john rabe could have been made in that decade. John rabe released in the united kingdom as city of war. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. As panic breaks out and savage bombing raids devastate the city, veteran entrepreneur john rabe, a german living the high life in the social whirl of nanking, must make a agonizing choice.
When john rabe was born in hamburg on november 23, 1882, it was into a world that was on the cusp of dramatic change. Show more show less as the globe stands on the brink of world war ii, shanghai has fallen and deadly japanese bombers target the infamous city of nanking. A truestory account of a german businessman ulrich tukur who saved more than 200,000 chinese during the nanjing massacre in 193738. Japan and germany had concluded the anticomintern pact in november 1936, which italy later signed.
Germans dont have many feelgood movie stories about world war ii, so the world premiere of john rabe at the berlinale is certainly cause for local celebration. John heinrich detlev rabe november 23, 1882 january 5, 1950 was a german businessman who is best known for his efforts to stop the atrocities of the japanese army during the nanking occupation and his work to protect and help the chinese civilians during the event. Based on a true story, john rabe tells the story of a german businessman who rescued more than 200,000 civilians during the. T his is a very good german film with a great true story to tell. Just a year before, the rising state of germany had delivered a surprise knockout blow to france in the. Based on a true story, john rabe tells the story of a german businessman who rescued more than 200,000 civilians during the socalled nanking massacre in china. The sound of shells exploding just outside the city walls must have made. John rabe was a german businessman who worked as chief representative of siemens, and lived in nanjing at the time of the nanking massacre in 19371938. Rabe, a member of the nazi party, was deeply troubled by the things he saw during the nanking massacre. Drama, foreign based on a true story, john rabe tells the story of a german businessman who rescued more than 200,000 civilians during the socalled nanking. Its disturbing source material i know, but it made for a compelling and. The morality of john rabe notes from a strange world. The story of john rabe bluray release date may 3, 2010. John rabe center outside of a nanking safety zone building.