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Dominican Rep. The Flowers of War
- Original title
- Jin Ling Shi San Chai (The Flowers of War)
- Year
- 2011
- Running time
- 146 min.
- Country
China- Director
- Screenwriter
- Liu Heng. Novel: Yan Geling
- Cast
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Christian Bale
Ni Ni- Xinyi Zhang
Shigeo Kobayashi
Atsuro Watabe
Tong Dawei- Tianyuan Huang
Paul Schneider- Bai Xue
Shawn Dou
Takashi Yamanaka- Kefan Cao
- Hai-Bo Huang
- Junichi Kajioka
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production China-Hong Kong;
- Genre
- War. Drama | China-Japan War (II). Historical. Prostitution. Based on a true story
- Synopsis
- 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. This is the most expensive chinese movie ever.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2011: Golden Globes: Nominated to Best Foreign Film2012: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection - Out of competition
- Critics' reviews
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"[Yimou] turns the Rape of Nanking into a visually stunning melodrama. But the effect of such extreme contrast is unsettling to say the least."
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 13 My Favorite Chinese & Hong Kong Movies (40)
- 46 My Top 10 Movies from 2011 (107)
- 87 My Favorite War Movies (57)
- 97 My Favorite Asian Movies (48)
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