Jin líng shí san chai   2011   China, Hong Kong The Flowers of War
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Director:Yimou Zhang
Studio:Beijing New Picture Film Co.
Writer:Heng Liu, Geling Yan
Genre:Drama, History
Languages:Chinese, English, Japanese, Mandarin
IMDb:1410063
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Yimou Zhang  ...  (Director)
Heng Liu, Geling Yan  ...  (Writer)
 
Christian Bale  ...  John
Paul Schneider  ...  
Shigeo Kobayashi  ...  Lt. Kato
Xiaoding Zhao  ...  Cinematographer
Comments: Not the best script. For every tug on your heart strings moment, and there are plenty of them, there's a roll your eyes moment, and I think there are more of the latter. It's too bad. I enjoyed much of the film, and I appreciate any film that can make me tear up, but this thing fell out of the melodrama tree and hit every suspension of disbelief branch on its way down.

Summary: Chinese sex workers in 1937 volunteer to replace university students as escorts for invading Japanese soldiers. Set during the Nanjing Massacre, an American priest named John helps to save hundreds of Chinese from death.


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