Reduced to obscurity after the war, Rabe deserves to be remembered for his role in shielding hundreds of thousands in a "safety zone" on company grounds. But the film will help little in securing his legacy
From the outset of "John Rabe" you are uncomfortably aware of watching a wartime melodrama that, despite its honorable intentions, will throw in any emotional ploy to keep you engaged
A fine performance by Ulrich Tukur, as the eponymous German who managed to save over 200,000 Chinese during the 1937 Nanjing massacre by the Japanese army, is the main reason to see "John Rabe"