Philosophy of a Knife (2008)

1945 World War II ends and horrendous crimes are revealed. In the Japanese-occupied Manchuria steps of the Russian army in Unit 731 and found documentation of experiments performed on live prisoners of war. Experiments so horrific that they immediately gets stamped secret. Through interviews with doctor Anatoly Protasov, archive material and reconstructions create Andrey Iskanov an overwhelming and powerful story that takes us into unit 731 and lets us witness the gruesome experiments performed in the good name of science. 'Philosophy of a Knife' is a story of human atrocities, but it is also the story of some of the staff of Unit 731 who question their role in these merciless experiments.