Dead to Rights

About Dead to Rights

During the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, a postman poses as a photo developer, helping Japanese forces while secretly sheltering Chinese refugees. He later risks his life evacuating them and revealing evidence of the atrocities.

Dead to Rights (2025) is a history war film directed by Shen Ao. Released in July 2025, it runs 137 minutes.

Its themes are historical drama, critical, bitter, and photography. The story is adapted from real events.

Liu Haoran takes the lead as Su Liuchang, Wang Chuanjun as Wang Guanghai, Gao Ye as Lin Yuxiu, and Wang Xiao as Jin Chengzong. The screenplay is by Shen Ao and Xu Luyang. It comes from China Film Group Corporation, Super Lion, and Yuuya Midia.

City of Life and Death, The World Will Tremble, and Origin make useful companions to Dead to Rights, all filed under 1930s, nanjing, and nanking massacre china 1937. TMDB voters put it at 7.9 out of 10 across 101 votes and it carries a NR rating.