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Dead to Rights (2025) (南京照相馆)

July 19, 2025 · 137 min · · Drama, War, History

A group of civilians hiding in the Lucky Photo Studio to escape the Nanjing Massacre are forced to assist a Japanese military photographer in developing film to survive each day. By chance, they develop evidence exposing the Japanese army's massacre. Initially focused only on surviving the horrors, they ultimately decide to preserve these damning negatives as proof of the unfolding atrocities.

Director: Shen Ao
Writers: Shen Ao, Zhang Ke, Luyang Xu

Cast

Liu Haoran
Liu Haoran
Su Liuchang
Eric Wang
Eric Wang
Wang Guanghai
Gao Ye
Gao Ye
Lin Yuxiu
Wang Xiao
Wang Xiao
Jin Chengzong
Zhou You
Zhou You
Song Cunyi
Yang Enyou
Yang Enyou
Jin Wanyi
Daichi Harashima
Daichi Harashima
Hideo Ito
Wang Zhener
Wang Zhener
Zhao Yifang
Yang Haoyu
Yang Haoyu
Judge

Crew

  • Director: Shen Ao
  • Writer: Shen Ao
  • Writer: Zhang Ke
  • Writer: Luyang Xu
  • Executive Producer: Fu Ruoqing
  • Producer: Wang Yibing
  • Producer: Huixia Zhang
  • Presenter: Tianfu Xu
  • Presenter: Chen Zhixi
  • Presenter: Yuan Cai
  • Presenter: Yang Xiaopei
  • Original Music Composer: Fei Peng

About

A group of civilians hiding in the Lucky Photo Studio to escape the Nanjing Massacre are forced to assist a Japanese military photographer in developing film to survive each day. By chance, they develop evidence exposing the Japanese army’s massacre. Initially focused only on surviving the horrors, they ultimately decide to preserve these damning negatives as proof of the unfolding atrocities.

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