The Flowers of War (2012)
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.
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This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place
One of my all time favorites.
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
Its a movie where you learn you can't Judge a book by The cover . A very emotional movie for me . It was hard for me to keep my tears . Its the humanity what always win over hate . Excellent direction and Sound . Bell's and everyone's Acting Made this movie a Masterpiece .
a very strong movie, heart breaking story about the war I cried all the movie.. Honestly i did not watch a good movie for a long long time.this move touched me so deep inside and i kept thinking about what happened for those poor brave girls all night long. I couldn't sleep.the end is amazing you will feel mixed emotions, i didn't know whether to feel happy for the survival Students or to feel sad and cry for the brave prostitutes who scarified their lives.Christian Bale did a great Performance and all the crew. I would definitely recommend it to all my friends.
A very heart rending story about a small group of teenage girl students of a Catholic school and an equal number of prostitutes from Nanking's red light area. Along with a American mortician who starts off to be selfish and money driven but slowly evolves to a guardian angel and devices way to protect the innocence and life of the teenage students. Also touching is the supreme sacrifice made by the prostitutes to safeguard the students which had initially started out as a relation of hatred. The story explores the human behavior and unlikely sacrifices made under the conditions of war. Watching the movie based on subtitles may be a bit of cumbersome but the storyline is worth it.
In 1937, Nanking stands at the forefront of a war between China and Japan. As the invading Japanese Imperial Army overruns China's capital city, desperate civilians seek refuge behind the nominally protective walls of a western cathedral. Here, John Miller (Christian Bale), an American trapped amidst the chaos of battle and the ensuing occupation takes shelter, joined by a group of innocent schoolgirls and thirteen courtesans, equally determined to escape the horrors taking place outside the church walls. Struggling to survive the violence and persecution wrought by the Japanese army, it is an act of heroism which eventually leads the seemingly disparate group to fight back, risking their lives for the sake of everyone.