The Flowers of War

About The Flowers of War

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.

Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War is a 2011 history war film. Released in December 2011, it runs 146 minutes.

The film is filed under prostitution, china, brothel, and japanese occupation of china. The story is adapted from a novel.

Christian Bale stars as John Miller, Ni Ni as Yu Mo, Zhang Xinyi as Shu, and Huang Tianyuan as George Chen. The screenplay is by Liu Heng and Yan Geling. American members can watch it on Howdy Amazon Channel and Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.

Les Misérables, The Last Emperor, and In the Realm of the Senses make useful companions to The Flowers of War, all filed under forced prostitution. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 937 votes and it carries a R rating.