City of Life and Death vs The Shadow in My Eye
The Shadow in My Eye has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.4/10 for City of Life and Death). The Shadow in My Eye is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 12m. City of Life and Death is the older of the two (2009 against 2021). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of Life and Death
The Shadow in My Eye| City of Life and Death | The Shadow in My Eye | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2021 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Lu Chuan | Ole Bornedal |
| Main cast | Qin Lan, Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Ryu Kohata, Jiang Yiyan | Alex Høgh Andersen, Danica Ćurčić, James Tarpey, Fanny Leander Bornedal, Rikke Louise Andersson |
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.
The Shadow in My Eye
On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 of whom were children.
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