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The Flowers of War 2011

“Fighting for freedom.”

★ 7.4/10 R DramaHistoryWar Released

Directed by Zhang Yimou

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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.

rapechinabased on novel or bookbrothelbased on true storyatrocityprostitutionforced prostitutionnanking massacre china 19371930sjapanese occupation of china

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Cast

Christian Bale John Miller
Ni Ni Yu Mo
Zhang Xinyi Shu
Huang Tianyuan George Chen
Han Xiting Yi
Zhang Doudou Ling
Tong Dawei Major Li
Cao Kefan Mr. Meng
Atsuro Watabe Colonel Hasegawa
Yuan Yangchunzi Mosquito
Sun Jia Hua
Li Yuemin Dou