Ngo-1937 unyaka. Inqanaba lokuqala leMfazwe yeJapan-yaseJapan ithathiwe, isixeko saseNanjing sibanjiwe. Amajoni aseJapan angayazi impilo (umzekelo, udlwengule bonke abafazi abaza endleleni). Iqela lemizi yesikolo saseTshayina linokuzifihla kwimonki, ephantsi kwendawo yokuhlala yaseNtshona (nangona kunjalo, wonke umntu enze ngayo). Ngokudibeneyo namantombazana kwi-monastery kuza eAmerican (iBale yamaKristu). Emva kwexesha elincinci, iqela lamahenyukazi kwikota eselumelwaneni lifihlwe. Injongo kukushiya i-nanjung, kodwa ayingafumani ndawo.
Ekuqaleni, le filimu yabizwa ngokuba "yi-12 iNanjing". Ewe, yonke ingqalelo yomlawuli kule filimu ijolise kubafazi. Ngelishwa, kwimiboniso yogonyamelo nayo. Bajika bathandeka. Kwangelo xesha, i-cinema ayiyonwabisayo kuyo. Ngembonakalo kum, intatheli yaseTshayina yayihleli kwiholo, eyayiphinda ihluthwe yonke into eyenzekileyo, ehleka, yalila, yabetha izandla zakhe.
UmKristu othandekayo, kwisiqingatha sokuqala sefilimu, imidlalo (uxolo) i-supers efanelekileyo. Yinyani iyonwabile (into efana ne: Gosh! Enkosi ngenxa ye-batman kwakhona). Ngokubanzi, inokubonwa ukuba umlingisi ngale projekthi "utshisa". Mhlawumbi, kwinkomfa yaseVidiyo emva kwefilimu, wayekwimeko entle kakhulu, ephendula ngomonde kuhlobo olufanayo lwentatheli yeentatheli zaseTshayina. Ngaphambi kokuba uphume iholo ye-Bale, malunga nemizuzu eli-15 inike ii-autography kwaye ifotwe ngenkangeleko enkulu.
I-activa e-Chinese Hos kunye neFithang Duda ifilimu yaba yingxowa kwi-cinema. Amantombazana anovuyo abaxelela ukuba bayonakalise iBale yokuqala ("inkwenkwezi enkulu"). Kum, ndaphinda ndabona indlela abahle ngayo i-China abahle ngayo. Ndicinga ukuba uNini, ofunde isiNgesi kakuhle kwifilimu, kukho onke amathuba okufumana indawo eHollywood
Ukuba sishwankathela, ke le filimu kumnyhadala sele yenye yezona zibalaseleyo. Yimfesane ukuba akathathi nxaxheba kukhuphiswano. Ndandiqinisekile ukuba inkosi ye-Zhang Imou iya kubonisa umxholo oqingqiweyo. Kodwa yajika. Ngobukrelekrele kakhulu, mhle kakhulu, inomdla kakhulu. Kodwa ndiza kuhlaziya? Ngokungalindelekanga.