City of Life and Death vs The Swedish Connection
The Swedish Connection has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.4/10 for City of Life and Death). The Swedish Connection is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 12m. City of Life and Death is the older of the two (2009 against 2026). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of Life and Death
The Swedish Connection| City of Life and Death | The Swedish Connection | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | Sweden |
| Director | Lu Chuan | Marcus Olsson, Thérèse Ahlbeck |
| Main cast | Qin Lan, Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Ryu Kohata, Jiang Yiyan | Sissela Benn, Stefan Gödicke, Jonas Karlsson, Henrik Dorsin, Christoffer Nordenrot |
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 Swedish Connection
Swedish Foreign Ministry bureaucrat Gösta Engzell, overlooked during WWII, rescued thousands while turning supposedly neutral Sweden into a moral force. His efforts challenged the status quo and left a lasting humanitarian legacy.
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