The Flowers of War
2011 Drama/War/Romance Rated R 611 Minutes
In Theaters | December 21, 2011 | |||
On 4K UHD | Not Available | |||
On Blu-ray | July 10, 2012 | |||
On DVD | July 10, 2012 |
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The film, set during the Japanese invasion of China, is told from a young girl's point of view, not as a history lesson, but as an intimate, elemental and paradoxically universal celebration of the human spirit. Bale stars as 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. The film represents one of China's most ambitious productions, involving the recreation of 1937 Nanking built from scratch over a one-year period and the collaboration of one of Hollywood's most sought after leading men (Christian Bale).
Rated R for strong violence including a sexual assault, disturbing images, and brief strong language.
Box office gross: $0.1 million. View box office history.
Presented in Chinese/English.