Exploring one of the most devastating chapters in wartime history, City of War is the heartfelt true story of one man’s courage to stand tall and save the lives of over 200,000 Chinese civilians. Set against the 1937 invasion of Nanking by the brutal Japanese Imperial Army, the story of influential German engineer John Rabe (Ulrich Tukur, The Lives of Others) has become the stuff of legend. Favourably compared to fellow countryman and saviour Oskar Schindler, Rabe’s affiliation with the Nazi Party, his highly respected background and abilities would provide the profile and ingenuity to construct a safety zone in which nearly a quarter of a million civilians sought sanctuary and lived to tell their extraordinary tale of survival.
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