Showing the Glimmer of Humanity Amid the Atrocities of War – Arts & Entertainment

www.nytimes.com — A fascinating profile on Lu Chuan and the controversy surrounding his widely successful and criticized film "Nanjing Nanjing" about the Nanjing Massacre. Acclaim to death by dismemberment - success is a fickle thing.

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