About this movie
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, World Cinema
- Language:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English
- Running time:
- 2:22:19
- Partner rating:
- R
- Released:
- 2011
Cast & Crew
Cast
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Christian Bale
John Miller
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Ni Ni
Yu Mo
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Shigeo Kobayashi
Lieutenant Kato
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Huang Tianyuan
George
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Tong Dawei
Major Li
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Atsuro Watabe
Colonel Hasegawa
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Cao Kefan
Mr. Meng
Directors
- Zhang Yimou
Producers
- Zhang Weiping
Writers
- Liu Heng
- Yan Geling
The Flowers of War
2:19
Trailer for The Flowers of War
American John Miller (Christian Bale) seeks sanctuary in a Chinese cathedral during the 1937 Nanking Massacre, hiding out from Japanese Imperial forces alongside courtesans and frightened schoolgirls as a shocking crime against humanity unfolds just outside.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
41%
percent positive reviews
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Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]Bale is forthright and emotional in the role, and with a hint of boyish vulnerability, even reminds us of his 13-year-old self in Spielberg's Empire of the Sun.
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Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph
Zhang gives his fondness for chaste melodrama and shimmering colours full rein: it's a style that suits his courtly martial arts films such as Hero, but this material would have benefited from a...
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Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Zhang's flamboyant camera choreography and diva-ish flounces of melodrama are vivid but misplaced.
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Angie Errigo, Empire Magazine
As you'd expect, it's beautiful, emotional and exciting, if florid in style. Bale, beauties and English dialogue widen Yimou's appeal.
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Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
"The Flowers of War" seems like a pretty good film until you begin to think about it.
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