Plot: In 1937, mortician John Miller arrives at a Catholic church in Nanking which is under protection of the Red Cross to bury the local priest during the Japanese attack on China. He finds only student girls and one young boy in the convent and decides to spend the night. Soon a group of women from the red light district break in, seeking a sanctuary. The next morning, a Japanese platoon breaks into the church and tries to rape the girls. John wears a priest costume and poses as a priest. He unsuccessfully tries to stop the Japanese, but realises he needs either to leave Nanjing, or stay and help protect the girls.
Alternative Plot: An American (Christian Bale) tries to protect a group of Chinese students and prostitutes from Japanese soldiers in 1937 Nanjing.
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