City of Life and Death vs Emancipation
Emancipation has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.4/10 for City of Life and Death). City of Life and Death is the older of the two (2009 against 2022). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of Life and Death
Emancipation| City of Life and Death | Emancipation | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2022 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Lu Chuan | Antoine Fuqua |
| Main cast | Qin Lan, Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Ryu Kohata, Jiang Yiyan | Mustafa Shakir, Aaron Moten, Charmaine Bingwa, David Denman, Paul Ben-Victor |
Synopsis
City of Life and Death
In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just captured Nanjing, then-capital of the Republic of China. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a six week period wherein tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.
Emancipation
Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.
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