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Inspired by real-life events, the World War II drama John Rabe won the 2009 German Film Academy's Lola for best film. Directed by Florian Gallenberger, John Rabe tells the story of a German businessman (best actor winner Ulrich Tukur) credited with saving more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing (then Nanking) massacre of 1937-38. Additionally, John Rabe, which has been a box-office disappointment in Germany, [...]

German Film Academy Awards – Lola 2009 2009 German Film Academy Award nominations: March 13, 2009 2009 German Film Academy Award winners: Berlin, April 24, 2009 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   John Rabe, starring Ulrich Tukur.   Best film The Baader Meinhof Complex, director Uli Edel Chiko, director Ozgur Yildirim A Year Ago in Winter, director Caroline Link Jerichow, director Christian Petzold [...]