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The Flowers of War
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The Flowers of War

2011-12-15 · 146 min · ★ 7.4

Drama · History · War

A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.

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Directors
Zhang Yimou
Production companies
New Picture Company, Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd., EDKO Film
Countries
China, Hong Kong
Status
Released
Budget
USD 94,000,000
Revenue
USD 95,311,434

Top Cast

Christian BaleChristian BaleJohn Miller
Ni NiNi NiYu Mo
Zhang XinyiZhang XinyiShu
Huang TianyuanHuang TianyuanGeorge Chen
Han XitingHan XitingYi
Zhang DoudouZhang DoudouLing
Tong DaweiTong DaweiMajor Li
Cao KefanCao KefanMr. Meng
Atsuro WatabeAtsuro WatabeColonel Hasegawa
Yuan YangchunziYuan YangchunziMosquito
Sun JiaSun JiaHua
Li YueminLi YueminDou
Bai XueBai XueLan
Takashi YamanakaTakashi YamanakaLieutenant Asakura
Shigeo KobayashiShigeo KobayashiLieutenant Kato
Paul SchneiderPaul SchneiderTerry
Li ChunLi ChunThe Woman of the Qin Huai River
Zhou MengqiaoZhou MengqiaoThe Woman of the Qin Huai River
Qian LiuyinQian LiuyinThe Woman of the Qin Huai River
Deng LiDeng LiThe Woman of the Qin Huai River

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