本电影由高群书执导，从中国法官梅汝敖的角度，讲述了二战中日本投降后远东国际军事法庭的审判过程。导演和他的团队花了一年多的时间来研究并完成了这一基于历史史实的剧本。电影花费了1800万元人民币（225万美元）。这部电影雇佣了来自中国大陆、香港、日本等11个国家和地区的演员，例如曾江和刘松仁。他们用中文、英文和日文再现了庭审现场。除电影院外，电影还在大约100所大学展出，以纪念日本侵华75周年。

This film was directed by Gao Qunshu and is about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East after Japan's surrender in World War II. The movie presents the trial from the point of view of the Chinese judge Mei Ju-ao. The director and his crew spent more than a year doing research to finish the script, which is based on historical data. It cost 18 million yuan (2.25 million U.S. dollars). This film hired actors from 11 countries, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan and other places, including actors such as Kenneth Tsang and Damian Lau. They recreated court scenes from the trial in Chinese, English and Japanese. It was shown in cinemas and around 100 universities across mainland China to mark the 75th anniversary of the start of Japan's invasion of China.