'Dead to Rights' unspools a gripping tale of courage under fire, set against the harrowing backdrop of the Nanjing Massacre. When a small group of civilians finds refuge in a battered photo studio, they're caught in a deadly bind: they're ordered to develop rolls of film for a Japanese military photographer.
As grains of silver on the negatives reveal scenes of unimaginable horror, these shadowed witnesses face a choice: hand over the only proof of atrocity, or protect the truth at the risk of their own lives. With each exposed frame, the story underlines the power of images to challenge erasure and forge collective memory.
Set in Nanjing on the Chinese mainland, the trailer highlights themes of survival, resistance, and the critical role of photojournalism in confronting history. In an age of digital overload, 'Dead to Rights' asks: what happens when a single roll of film carries more truth than a million pixels?
For young global citizens and changemakers, this film promises to spark conversations on preserving evidence, defending human dignity, and the enduring impact of visual storytelling.
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