The Flowers of War 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. The film is based on a novella by Geling Yan, 13 Flowers of Nanjing, inspired by the diary of Minnie Vautrin. The story is set in Nanjing, China, during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre in the Second Sino-Japanese War. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a church compound, try to survive the Japanese atrocities.
The Flowers of War (2011)
Directed by Yimou Zhang
Genres - Drama, History, Romance, War |
Sub-Genres - Historical Film |
Release Date - Dec 16, 2011 |
Run Time - 146 min. |
Countries - Canada |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$94,000,000
Box Office
$2,855,644
Themes
Tags
Atrocity, Brothel, China, Forced Prostitution, Japan, Japanese Occupation Of China, Nanking Massacre, Nanking Massacre China 1937, Rape, True Stories, War Drama
Attributes
Based On: The Flowers of War
Narrative Location: Nanjing
Subject: Nanjing Massacre, Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II
Narrative Location: Nanjing
Subject: Nanjing Massacre, Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II
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Alternate Titles
13 Flowers of Nanjing
US
As Flores da Guerra
PT
Cveće rata
RS
Cvijeće rata
HR
Flores do Oriente
BR
I fiori della guerra
IT
Jin Ling Shi San Chai
CA
Jīnlíng shísān chāi
CN
Karo gėlės
LT
Kim Lang Thap Tam Thoa
VN
Kwiaty wojny
PL
Las flores de la guerra
AR, ES
Les Fleurs de la guerre
CA
Nanjing Heroes
, CN, US
Sacrifices of War
FR
Savasin Çiçekleri
TR
Sõja õied
EE
The Flowers of War
, AU, CN, DK, EG, DE, IN, NL, NO, PH, SG, SE, TH, GB, US
The Flowers of War: Taistelu vapaudesta
FI
Thirteen Girls in Jinling
CN
Τα λουλούδια του πολέμου
GR
Квіти війни
UA
Цветы войны
RU
Цветя на войната
BG
きんりょうじゅうさんさ
JP
金陵十三釵
HK, JP, TW
金陵十三钗
CN
진링의 13소녀
KR