8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
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...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
8.3
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...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes anti-fascist and anti-imperialist ideologies, emphasizing historical justice and the moral imperative to remember wartime atrocities, which aligns with a clearly left-leaning political stance.
The film *Dead to Rights* features a cast appropriate to its historical setting, depicting Chinese civilians and Japanese military personnel without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on historical representation, human dignity, and moral courage during the Nanjing Massacre, offering a nuanced portrayal of historical aggressors and promoting universal values of peace and remembrance. While addressing gendered experiences and historical justice, its DEI focus is rooted in ethnic/national identity and wartime victimization rather than contemporary US-centric DEI issues.
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.
Based on available information, there is no data regarding the portrayal of transsexual characters or themes in 'Dead to Rights' (2025). Consequently, an evaluation of its impact on the trans community cannot be made.
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.
The film is a historical period piece set in 1937 Nanjing. Casting information confirms that major characters and the on-screen population are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the historical and intended ethnic backgrounds, with no instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as another.
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