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The Flowers of War (2011)  link to The Flowers of War on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 3214

poster The Flowers of War

IMDb Rating:
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7.6/10 (45730 votes)

Country: China, 146 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, Mandarin, Japanese

Genre(s): Drama, War, Romance, History

Director(s): Yimou Zhang

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
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. When he finds himself in the unwanted position of protector of both groups from the horrors of the invading Japanese army, he discovers the meaning of sacrifice and honor.

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Cast:

photo Christian Bale Christian Bale John Miller
photo Ni Ni Ni Ni Yu Mo
photo Doudou Zhang Doudou Zhang Ling
photo Dawei Tong Dawei Tong Major Li
photo Paul Schneider Paul Schneider Terry

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1