Philosophy of a Knife

  • Venäjä Filosofija noža (lisää)
Venäjä / Yhdysvallat, 2008, 249 min (Ohjaajan versio: 266 min)

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The true history of Japanese Unit 731, from its beginnings in the 1930's to its demise in 1945, and the subsequent trials in Khabarovsk, USSR, of many of the Japanese doctors from Unit 731. The facts are told, and previously unknown evidence is revealed by an eyewitness to these events, former doctor and military translator, Anatoly Protasov. Part documentary and part feature, the story is shown from the perspective of a young Japanese nurse who witnessed many of horrors, and a young Japanese officer who is torn between his sincere convictions that he is serving the greater purpose, and the deep sympathy he feels for an imprisoned Russian girl. His life is a living hell as he's compelled to carry out atrocious experiments on the other prisoners, using them as guinea pigs in this shocking tale of mankind's barbarity. (jakelijan virallinen teksti)

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englanti Andrey Iskanov did not shoot a film that had any significant value. The information provided to us is essentially identical to what you can find on Wikipedia. Definitely do not consider it as a documentary about the time and events. Yes, what is presented here could have happened, but I doubt it is based on any testimonies. Even a single witness looks unreliable. The scenes of experimentation (meaning torture) themselves are sometimes quite weak, and there are films that are technically more realistic and therefore more disgusting. That is only because the film primarily focused on disgust and its depiction. ()