John Rabe

Not quite "Schindler's List" but very very close. This German bio-pic is very high on production quality, drama, tension-breaking humor, and excellent acting. It may be very hard to watch for some - the atrocities of war often are.

Ulrich Tukur plays a German business exec who turns superhero to scores of Chinese citizens during the Japanese invasion in the winter of 1937. His connections with both the Nazi party and Siemens Corporation saved countless innocent lives.

After the siege he returned to Germany and was branded a traitor, the journal he kept was lost for decades. This movie is told directly from the pages of his own writings.

Steve Buscemi does his best acting to-date playing a cynical American doctor at the time. He even does a very funny song and dance routine. The rest of the cast is excellent but most of us won't recognize many names.

The dialogue is a mix of English, German, Chinese, and Japanese. It is very easy to keep up.

Watch this movie with someone who thinks they know all the WWII stories.