Christian Bale
John Miller
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The story is set in Nanjing, China, during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre in the Second Sino-Japanese War. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a church compound, try to survive the Japanese atrocities.
Jan 18, 2012 · It takes place during the Rape of Nanking (1937-38), one of the most horrifying atrocities in history, during which the Imperial Japanese Army invaded the Chinese capital city and slaughtered an estimated 300,000 civilians, usually raping the women first.
Dec 16, 2011 · The Flowers of War: Directed by Yimou Zhang. With Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Xinyi Zhang, Tianyuan Huang. An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
Jan 24, 2012 · Based on a novel by Chinese-American author Geling Yan, it is set in the Chinese city of Nanjing at the time of the Japanese invasion. In one of the most notorious episodes of Japan's occupation of...
Jan 20, 2012 · An American (Christian Bale) tries to protect a group of Chinese students and prostitutes from Japanese soldiers in 1937 Nanjing.
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Release Date: December 23, 2011 (NY, LA, SF)"The Flowers of War" is adapted from Geling Yan's historical novel "13 Flowers of Nanjing." The film is a work of...
Synopsis. An American mortician, John Miller (Bale), arrives in Nanjing in order to bury the foreign head priest of a convent for Catholic girls, just after the city was bombed and invaded by the Japanese forces.
