The Flowers of War (2012)
MOVIE SUMMARY:
Set during the Japanese invasion of China, and told from a young girl's point of view, about a dissolute Westerner who seeks refuge in a Catholic Church. There he meets a beautiful Chinese courtesan who helps him rescue a group of schoolgirls from a terrible fate at the hands of the Japanese. In another angle we can say, 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.
The Flowers of War (simplified Chinese: 金陵十三钗; traditional Chinese: 金陵十三釵), previously titled Nanjing Heroes and 13 Flowers of Nanjing, is a 2011 Chinese historical drama war film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi and Cao Kefan. It is set in 1937, Nanjing, China, during the "Rape of Nanjing", at the time of the Second Sino-Japanese War. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a church compound, try to survive the plight and persecution brought on by the violent invasion of the city. The film is based on the novel 13 Flowers of Nanjing, by Geling Yan.
It was selected as the Chinese entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist. It also received a nomination for the 69th Golden Globe Awards. The 6th Asian Film Awards presented The Flowers of War with several individual nominations, including Best Film.
On November 7, 2011, it was announced that the film's North American distribution rights were acquired by Wrekin Hill Entertainment, in association with Row 1 Productions, leaving The Flowers of War to a limited release in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco for late December, 2011, and expanding into the following year. Limited release for Washington, D.C., Hawaii, and Virginia commenced on January 20, 2012.
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Movie Title: The Flowers of War (2012)
Also Known As: As Flores da Guerra
In Theaters: January 20th, 2012
MPAA Rating: R (for for strong violence including a sexual assault, disturbing images and brief strong language)
Genres: Drama, Foreign, War, Adaptation
Distributors: EDKO Film, Wrekin Hill Entertainment, Row 1 Productions
Run Time: 2 Hr. 26 Min.
Budget: $94 million
Box office: $95 million
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writers: Heng Liu (screenplay), Geling Yan (novel)
Stars: Christian Bale, Ni Ni and Xinyi Zhang
Original Music: Qigang Chen
Cinematography: Xiaoding Zhao(director of photography)
Film Editing: Peicong Meng
Studio: Beijing New Picture Film Co., EDKO Film, New Picture
Country: China, Hong Kong
Language: Chinese (Nanjing Dialect), English, Japanese, Mandarin, Shanghainese
Filming Locations: Beijing, China
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Produced by
Chaoying Deng ---- executive producer
William Kong ---- executive producer
David Linde ---- executive producer
Leo Shi Young ---- executive producer
Weiping Zhang ---- producer
FULL CAST
Christian Bale ---- John Miller
Paul Schneider ---- Terry
Ni Ni ---- Yu Mo
Tong Dawei ---- Major Li
Xinyi Zhang ---- Shujuan Meng
Atsurô Watabe ---- Colonel Hasegawa
Shawn Dou
Shigeo Kobayashi ---- Lt. Kato
Tianyuan Huang ---- George
Yuan Nie
Takashi Yamanaka
Kefan Cao ---- Mr. Meng
Bai Xue
Hai-Bo Huang
Junichi Kajioka ---- Japanese Machinegun Soldier (uncredited)
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