After 28 years building and managing a vast Siemens plant in Nanking, John Rabe is ordered by the new Nazi regime to close it down. Before he can pack, the Japanese army, lead unofficially by a bloodthirsty imperial uncle, lays siege to the city. Rabe accepts, as prominent representative of Japans' major European ally, to head the Western ex-pats society's plan to start and run an international zone, like worked in Shangai. Rabe however wants it to save his workers and their ... (Full plot summary below)
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After 28 years building and managing a vast Siemens plant in Nanking, John Rabe is ordered by the new Nazi regime to close it down. Before he can pack, the Japanese army, lead unofficially by a bloodthirsty imperial uncle, lays siege to the city. Rabe accepts, as prominent representative of Japans' major European ally, to head the Western ex-pats society's plan to start and run an international zone, like worked in Shangai. Rabe however wants it to save his workers and their close ones, over 200,000, and sacrifices all his personal interests.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyIt's worth seeing this feature about the heroic figure of John Rabe, even though the movie leaves much to be desired dramatically. |
| Honolulu Star-AdvertiserBurl BurlingameA serious, large-budget treatment of Rabe's exploits and a moving, terrific film about trying to maintain one's decency amidst horrors. |
| What Would Toto Watch?Christian TotoJohn Rabe preserves history while painting a portrait of a most complicated hero. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanIt is a tale of a true hero, even if in its minor details it's less than entirely true. For a movie with ambitions as big as "John Rabe," that doesn't just make it good. That makes it epic. |
| Rincón de cineLaura HirosAn impressive film, with a careful and emotive story... [Full review in Spanish] |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekDespite a reliance on docu-drama contrivances, a reasonably intelligent, impressively mounted account of a little-known act of twentieth-century heroism. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerImpressively directed, superbly written and impeccably acted, this is a powerfully emotional drama that tells a remarkable true story. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsDonald J. LevitThis is a story of courage and integrity, and the phlegmatic Ulrich Tukur does well by a quiet hero ignored for over half a century. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonAlthough never as devastatingly powerful or visually imposing as Lu Chuan's City of Life and Death, this is still a harrowing account of the 1937 Nanking Massacre, from the viewpoint of those trapped within the International Security Zone. |
| Hollywood & FineMarshall FineUlrich Tukur is an actor of great restraint and yet great expressiveness... John Rabe offers a unique perspective on the rape of Nanking. |
