China selects 'Dead to Rights' as Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film
Sep 29, 2025
Written by Shen Ao, Zhang Ke, and Xu Luyang, and set against the backdrop of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, drawing from documented historical events, 'Dead to Rights' follows A Chang (Liu Haoran of the 'Detective Chinatown' franchise), a postman who assumes the identity of a photo developer to survive the Japanese occupation.