Dead to Rights
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In the Nanjing Massacre of 1937, in order to save his life, postman A Chang pretended to be a photo developer in a photo studio and developed photos for the Japanese army. He also took in a group of Chinese soldiers and civilians, turning the studio into a temporary shelter. However, in the face of the Japanese army's cruel atrocities, A Chang risked his life to safely transfer the refugees and exposed the evidence of the massacre to the public.
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"This will never be forgotten by the Chinese people"
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zh
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$320,215,116
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China Rekindles Wartime Fury, Stirring Fears of Anti-Japan Hate - The New York Times
China Rekindles Wartime Fury, Stirring Fears of Anti-Japan Hate The New York Times
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Dead to Rights 南京照相馆 Review: Shen Ao's Bleak and Moving Nanjing Massacre-Set Anti-War Drama Casey's Movie Mania
At The Movies: Materialists is pleasing but predictable, Dead To Rights memorialises Nanjing Massacre - The Straits Times
At The Movies: Materialists is pleasing but predictable, Dead To Rights memorialises Nanjing Massacre The Straits Times
Dead to Rights: Chinese blockbuster recounts horrors of the Nanking massacre - South China Morning Post
Dead to Rights: Chinese blockbuster recounts horrors of the Nanking massacre South China Morning Post
Dead to Rights (2025) by Ao Shen Film Analysis - Asian Movie Pulse
Dead to Rights (2025) by Ao Shen Film Analysis Asian Movie Pulse
Nanjing: How the massacre still haunts China-Japan relations - BBC
Nanjing: How the massacre still haunts China-Japan relations BBC
This Historical Drama Is Quietly Becoming One of 2025’s Biggest Box Office Hits - ComicBook.com
This Historical Drama Is Quietly Becoming One of 2025’s Biggest Box Office Hits ComicBook.com
Why Chinese film "Dead to Rights" topped global weekend box office - news.cgtn.com
Why Chinese film "Dead to Rights" topped global weekend box office news.cgtn.com
China’s ‘Dead To Rights’ leads ‘Fantastic Four’ at global box office; ‘The Naked Gun’ lands with $28.5m - Screen Daily
China’s ‘Dead To Rights’ leads ‘Fantastic Four’ at global box office; ‘The Naked Gun’ lands with $28.5m Screen Daily
'Dead to Rights' exposes Japanese cover-up of Nanjing Massacre - China.org.cn
'Dead to Rights' exposes Japanese cover-up of Nanjing Massacre China.org.cn
Nanjing Massacre Drama ‘Dead to Rights’ Sets North American Bow - Variety
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'Dead to Rights' acclaimed for depiction of a painful history - citynewsservice.cn
'Dead to Rights' acclaimed for depiction of a painful history citynewsservice.cn
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