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The Flowers of War

Release Date: Friday, January 20, 2012 Limited

Director: Zhang Yimou

Starring: Christian Bale

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
The story of China's Nanjing Massacre, which involved Japanese troops killing thousands of Chinese citizens in what was then the nation's capital in 1937. Christian Bale will play an American priest called John who helps a great number of Chinese escape certain death.
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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

The The Flowers of War behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Zhang Yimou last directed Coming Home and House of Flying Daggers.

Director
Zhang Yimou
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Producer
Zhang Weiping
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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • The film will be shot about 40% in English and the rest in Mandarin Chinese.

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Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Begins shooting the film on January 10.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
R Restricted for strong violence including a sexual assault, disturbing images, and brief strong language
Runtime
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Tagline
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Also known as
Nanjing Heroes, The 13 Women of Nanjing, 13 Flowers of Nanjing

Language
Mandarin<br /> English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Flowers of War was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, January 20, 2012. in around 30 theaters There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Haywire, Red Tails and Underworld: Awakening. As a limited release, The Flowers of War was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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  • 2012-06-00 DVD
  • 2012-07-10 Blu-ray
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