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21:02, July 31, 2007 |
Film producers from China, the United States and Britain started shooting a new movie on the Nanjing Massacre Tuesday in Nanjing, the Chinese city that witnessed one of the worst Japanese war crimes during its occupation 70 years ago.
"Purple Mountain", a film adapted from Iris Chang''s international bestseller, "The Rape of Nanking", depicts the atrocities of 1937 and 1938 through the eyes of a middle-class Chinese mother and her daughter.
Simon West, director of the film, said he hoped it would have an impact on audiences similar to that of Steven Spielberg''s Holocaust film Schindler''s List.
"Purple Mountain" also reviews the efforts of some international personages in Nanjing who helped protect Chinese civilians during the holocaust.
"It''s based on historical facts, including news reports of the time, memoirs and survivors'' accounts," said Dr. Li Xiangmin, the Chinese producer of the film.
The production, by Jiangsu Cultural Industry Group based in Nanjing and Hollywood entertainment firm Omega, would cost about 400 million yuan (51 million U.S. dollars), said Li.
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