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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...
The Flowers of War (Chinese: 金陵十三钗, Pinyin: Jīnlíng Shísān Chāi ) is a 2011 Chinese-Hong Kong historical drama war film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi and Cao Kefan. [1][2][3] The film is based on a novella by Geling Yan, 13 Flowers of Nanjing, inspired by the dia...
Dec 16, 2011 · The most expensive Chinese film ever made, “The Flowers of War,” directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Christian Bale, is a drama set during the Nanjing Massacre.
The script is not based on true stories, painfully the true stories are much worse, because there wasn't a savior, there's only constant desperation. The characters themselves are well described. The logic flow and mentality transition in this film are not delineated very well.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Yimou Zhang
- 2011-12-16
Jan 17, 2012 · This is the true story of an American mortician named John Miller, brilliantly played by Christian Bale, who miraculously made his way through the fire, mortar and bombs to reach a Catholic...
- Rex Reed
Dec 16, 2011 · Based on Geling Yan’s novel The Thirteen Flowers of War, this sweeping historical drama is set amidst the horrific backdrop of the Rape of Nanjing, the six-week period in which the Japanese invaded Nanjing, China, and killed hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians, then–as the weeks drew on–raped the survivors.
Dec 20, 2011 · In “The Flowers of War,” the director Zhang Yimou revisits the 1937 Nanjing massacre in a story narrated by a convent student taking refuge in a church.
