Nanking

The lesson here is not simply to vilify the Japanese soldiers of that era, but to make sure that we never forget who we are and what our country stands for today.

Sheds light on particular wartime atrocities largely neglected in the collective memory.

Nanking doesn't tell us why decency and compassion completely break down from time to time. It just tells us something terribly modern and all too familiar.

One of 2007's most important documentaries.