The flowers of war [DVD] : a Zhang Yimou film / Beijing New Pictures Film ; director, Zhang Yimou ; writer, Liu Heng, Yan Geling ; producer, Zhang Weiping.
Based on the novel about historical events by Yan Geling. Orginally released as a motion picture in 2011. Special features: Behind the scenes. Christian Bale, Ni Ni.
Summary:
The dangerous streets of Nanjing throw together a group of opposites, a flock of shell-shocked schoolchildren, a dozen seductive courtesans, and a renegade American posing as a priest to save his own skin, or so he thinks, all seeking safety behind a walled cathedral. Trapped by marauding soldiers, over the next few days the prejudices and divides between them will fall away as they unite around a last ditch plan to protect the children from impending catastrophe.
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