The Short List of Things to Do

A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid

Nanking

Nanking

One of the signal atrocities of the 20th century, the Japanese army's 1937 "rape of Nanking" (more than 200,000 slaughtered, 20,000 women sexually savaged) is recalled in a documentary focusing on the heroic efforts of a few Westerners to save Chinese lives. See this inspiring, outraging work.

Grade: A-

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