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The Flowers of War

Original title: Jin ling shi san chai
  • 20112011
  • RR
  • 2h 26m
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7.5/10
53K
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Christian Bale, Ni Ni, and Xinyi Zhang in The Flowers of War (2011)
A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's raid of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
53K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Yimou Zhang
  • Writers
    • Heng Liu(screenplay)
    • Geling Yan(novel)
  • Stars
    • Christian Bale
    • Ni Ni
    • Xinyi Zhang
Top credits
  • Director
    • Yimou Zhang
  • Writers
    • Heng Liu(screenplay)
    • Geling Yan(novel)
  • Stars
    • Christian Bale
    • Ni Ni
    • Xinyi Zhang
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 177User reviews
    • 138Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 16 nominations

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    Christian Bale in The Flowers of War (2011)
    Christian Bale in The Flowers of War (2011)
    Christian Bale and Tianyuan Huang in The Flowers of War (2011)
    Christian Bale in The Flowers of War (2011)
    Christian Bale, Ni Ni, and Xinyi Zhang in The Flowers of War (2011)
    Christian Bale and Ni Ni in The Flowers of War (2011)
    Ni Ni and Xinyi Zhang in The Flowers of War (2011)
    Ni Ni and Xinyi Zhang in The Flowers of War (2011)
    Christian Bale in The Flowers of War (2011)
    Christian Bale and Yimou Zhang in The Flowers of War (2011)
    Christian Bale and Ni Ni in The Flowers of War (2011)
    Christian Bale and Ni Ni in The Flowers of War (2011)

    Top cast

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    Christian Bale
    Christian Bale
    • John Miller
    Ni Ni
    Ni Ni
    • Yu Mo
    Xinyi Zhang
    Xinyi Zhang
    • Shu
    • (as Zhang Xinyi)
    Tianyuan Huang
    • George Chen
    • (as Huang Tianyuan)
    Xiting Han
    • Yi
    • (as Han Xiting)
    Doudou Zhang
    Doudou Zhang
    • Ling
    • (as Zhang Doudou)
    Dawei Tong
    Dawei Tong
    • Major Li
    Atsuro Watabe
    • Colonel Hasegawa
    Kefan Cao
    • Mr. Meng
    • (as Cao Kefan)
    Yangchunzi Yuan
    • Mosquito
    • (as Yuan Yangchunzi)
    Jia Sun
    • Hua
    • (as Sun Jia)
    Yuemin Li
    • Dou
    • (as Li Yuemin)
    Bai Xue
    • Lan
    Takashi Yamanaka
    Takashi Yamanaka
    • Lieutenant Asakura
    Shigeo Kobayashi
    • Lieutenant Kato
    Paul Schneider
    Paul Schneider
    • Terry
    Chun Li
    Chun Li
    • Woman of the Qin Huai River
    • (as Li Chun)
    Mengqiao Zhou
    • Woman of the Qin Huai River
    • (as Zhou Mengqiao)
    • Director
      • Yimou Zhang
    • Writers
      • Heng Liu(screenplay)
      • Geling Yan(novel)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This film is banned in Japan.
    • Quotes

      John Miller: The way you are now, is what I like the best. I see you. I see everything that you've been through. And I want all of that, Mo. I want all of it. I love it. I love it all.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Love Theme 1
      Performed by Joshua Bell and Yi Zhang

      (Played during Opening Credits)

      Composed by Qi Gang Chen

    User reviews177

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    A film of exquisite beauty
    Exquisite. Easily one of the most beautiful films ever made.

    Moving, riveting, poetic, visually stunning, and dramatically gut wrenching.

    Absolutely everything you could ever want a movie to be.

    Poignant, poetic, full of beauty and life.

    Not without moments of sentimentality, perhaps even, briefly, bordering on the saccharine. Still only those hardest of heart would be unmoved by this visual and emotional banquet.

    If you are not moved by this film. You quite possibly may not be human.

    An incredible mix of beauty and tension. Eye-dropping cinematography, heart pounding action. Yet full of life, humour and folly. Plays directly to your heart strings and plucks every chord with virtuosity.

    In a just world this kind of film would be breaking box office records. But alas we prefer on mass to fix our eyes of adolescent spectacle. Consider how big the box office returns will be when Bale dons a bat suit this summer.

    It's funny how a human interest story recreating events in history can be of so little interest to so many humans, the very ones who create history. It seems we would much rather gaze in wonder at our fantasies than contemplate our actions.

    I urge anyone who loves cinema to see this film. It is a work of masterful craftsmanship.
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    • MalcolmJTaylor
    • Feb 28, 2012

    FAQ2

    • What other movies are there regarding the Second Sino-Japanese War?
    • What are the differences between the censored European Version and the Original Version?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 2011 (China)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • Japanese
      • English
      • Shanghainese
    • Also known as
      • 13 Flowers of Nanjing
    • Production companies
      • Beijing New Picture Film
      • Edko Films
      • New Picture Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $94,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $311,434
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $48,448
      • Jan 22, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,855,644
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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