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- In one of the most notorious episodes of Japan's occupation of China, tens of thousands of Chinese were killed and raped there by the invading army between December 1937 and March 1938. In the film a Westerner, played by Christian Bale, finds refuge with a group of women hiding in a church in Nanjing whilst Japanese soldiers sack the city.
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Jan 24, 2012 · Chinese war epic The Flowers of War failed to gain a highly-coveted Oscar nomination, but the historical drama has resonated with domestic audiences, Bethan Jinkinson reports.
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.
In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John (Christian Bale) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel.
Dec 16, 2011 · “The Flowers of War” tells the story of two very different groups of women who seek refuge in a Roman Catholic cathedral during the slaughter in Nanjing.
Apr 21, 2012 · Geling Yan’s The Flowers of War is set during the Nanking Massacre — sometimes known as the Rape of Nanking — in which an estimated 300,000 people were killed when Japanese forces captured the Chinese city in December 1937. An American church offers shelter.
Jan 1, 2007 · The Flowers of War is set during the horrific events of the Nanjing Massacre: the 1937 capture of Nanjing - then China's capital - by Japanese forces, who then murdered and raped thousands upon thousands of civilians.
Aug 3, 2012 · A wartime epic involving heroism and self-sacrifice, the Chinese film The Flowers of War arrives in Britain trailing impressive credentials. It is the most expensive film ever made in China,...
