8.0
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Dead to Rights (2025)
Dead to Rights (2025)
Overview
In the Nanjing Massacre of 1937, in order to save his life, postman A Chang pretended to be a photo developer in a photo studio and developed photos for the Japanese army. He also took in a group of Chinese soldiers and civilians, turning the studio into a temporary shelter. However, in the face of the Japanese army's cruel atrocities, A Chang risked his life to safely transfer the refugees and exposed the evidence of the massacre to the public.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
In the Nanjing Massacre of 1937, in order to save his life, postman A Chang pretended to be a photo developer in a photo studio and developed photos for the Japanese army. He also took in a group of Chinese soldiers and civilians, turning the studio into a temporary shelter. However, in the face of the Japanese army's cruel atrocities, A Chang risked his life to safely transfer the refugees and exposed the evidence of the massacre to the public.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes anti-militarist, anti-imperialist, and anti-fascist ideologies, emphasizing historical accountability and resistance against denialism, which are core progressive values.
The movie features historically accurate ethnic and gender representation for its Chinese historical drama setting, including a diverse cast of Chinese characters and a Japanese actor. Its narrative explicitly critiques an oppressive military force and centers on themes of resistance, truth-telling, and the exposure of war crimes, highlighting the experiences of victimized populations and the resilience of women.
Secondary
Based on available information, "Dead to Rights" (2025) is a historical drama about the Nanjing Massacre. The film's narrative and character dynamics are solely focused on war, survival, and historical witness. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the movie.
Dead to Rights (2025) is a historical wartime drama centered on the Nanjing Massacre, focusing on survival and documenting atrocities. Based on all available information, the film does not feature any transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity or gender transformation. Its narrative is exclusively dedicated to historical events and human resilience during wartime.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a historical drama, and available information indicates no characters have on-screen genders differing from their established historical or canonical genders.
Insufficient information is available regarding detailed character descriptions from source material or specific actor background information to determine if any character's established race differs from their on-screen portrayal. Therefore, no race swaps can be confirmed.
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