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The Flowers of War (2012)
- R
- 12/18/2012 (US)
- Drama, History, War
- 2h 26m
Fighting for freedom.
Overview
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.
Zhang Yimou
DirectorLiu Heng
ScreenplayYan Geling
NovelCast
![Christian Bale's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/v2Oks7DTbZcKzSi2Pw58C7SSLzM.jpg)
Christian Bale
John Miller![Ni Ni's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/vyqZqSV2BZPOYKV7lp7gRdGrkwU.jpg)
Ni Ni
Yu Mo![Tong Dawei's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/rU2KjybHgkoeNeuLwoh5dYn6E2M.jpg)
Tong Dawei
Major Li![Zhang Xinyi's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/g161tk1X706lEQHUNRsMOEcFXJh.jpg)
Zhang Xinyi
Shujuan Meng![Shigeo Kobayashi's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/uFiCLynQ0Ip0J3HsbXLpNSImr7n.jpg)
Shigeo Kobayashi
Lt. Kato![Atsuro Watabe's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ihj4tcrHV2ZC3yzLVkioTBBd1Ls.jpg)
Atsuro Watabe
Colonel Hasegawa![Shawn Dou's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/Aeh3z8MCLu7CEClcXswvMXNSOE9.jpg)
Shawn Dou
Chinese Soldier![Paul Schneider's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/69tLX644rRr1RT9gxajsWlNrf0Y.jpg)