影片故事取材于南京大屠杀期间日军真实罪证影像。一群生活在南京的百姓躲在吉祥照相馆中避难,为了尽可能的多活一日,他们被迫帮助日军摄影师冲洗底片,却意外冲印出了能证明日军屠城的罪证照片。他们原本只想在大屠杀中保命活下去,面对日军在南京城内的暴行,他们决定让这些底片留存下去……
During the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, postman A Chang posed as a photo developer, helping Japanese forces while secretly sheltering Chinese refugees. He later risked his life evacuating them and revealing evidence of the atrocities.