Kino Video are preparing a Blu-ray release of Chinese director Lu Chuan's powerful City of Life and Death. The film chronicles the notorious Nangking Massacre, during which approximately 300 000 soldiers and civilians were killed. In 2009, the film won Golden Seashell and Best Cinematography Awards at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
The preliminary release date set by Kino Video is October 25th.
The city of Nanking, China, 1937. The Imperial Army has destroyed the Chinese forces. At the Yijiang Gate, hundreds of Chinese soldiers are trying to flee to safety. A small group of their comrades, however, vows not to let them through. In a matter of minutes, they are crushed by the crowds.
The Japanese enter Nanking and begin exterminating those who have chosen to stay. Some are shot, others are beheaded. Many Chinese soldiers trying to save their lives are shot by their comrades. Eventually, the Japanese capture all men capable of carrying a rifle and move them to a large camp at the banks of the Yangtze River. There, they are either shot or burnt alive.
Blu-ray.com has already reviewed the Hong Kong Blu-ray release of City of Life and Death, courtesy of MegaStar, here.