Dead to Rights
“Every Chinese will not forget the history.”
During the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, a postman poses as a photo developer, helping Japanese forces while secretly sheltering Chinese refugees. He later risks his life evacuating them and revealing evidence of the atrocities.
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Cast
16 people
Liu Haoran
Su Liuchang
Known for
Nirvana in Fire
Detective Chinatown
Wang Chuanjun
Wang Guanghai
Known for
Three-Body
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Gao Ye
Lin Yuxiu
Known for
The Knockout
Article 20
Wang Xiao
Jin Chengzong
Known for
The Knockout
Eternal Love
Zhou You
Song Cunyi
Known for
Black Dog
Caught by the Tides
Yang Enyou
Jin Wanyi
Known for
The Furious
Eye for an Eye 2
Daichi Harashima
Hideo Ito
Known for
Sword Master
Wang Zhener
Zhao Yifang
Known for
Go Go Squid!
American Dreams in China
Yang Haoyu
Judge
Known for
The Wandering Earth
Journey to the West
Liu Yichun
Feng Hua
Known for
The Rescue
David Yan
Hiroshi Inoue
Also in
Escape from the Outland
Qian Guidong
Miyako Asaka
No other roles listed
Shen Ao Director · Xu Luyang Writer Zhang Ke Writer
Worldwide gross $423M · Budget $20M · United States release August 15, 2025
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$422,785,908
Gross vs. budget
21.1×
Production
Shanghai Yuye Culture 裕野文化
Production
China Film Group Corporation
Production
Beijing Shangshi Culture (Super Lion) 上狮文化
Production
China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
南京照相馆
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Japanese
Release dates
China · July 19, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States · August 15, 2025
Limited theatrical
Canada
August 15, 2025
China
July 25, 2025 · Theatrical
October 31, 2025 · Digital
December 13, 2025 · Limited theatrical · 一日黑白特别纪念版放映
France
January 7, 2026 · Theatrical
Germany
October 23, 2026 · Digital
November 6, 2026 · Physical · DVD & BluRay
Hong Kong SAR China
August 28, 2025 · Limited theatrical
September 4, 2025 · Theatrical
December 24, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray
Russia
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Singapore
August 28, 2025 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 5, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 5, 2025 · Theatrical
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