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facts.
The
Flowers of War (2011) is rated R.
Furthermore, it is 2 hours and 26 minutes long. This movie is categorized under the drama,
history and romance genre. The official
release date is December 16th, 2011. The release date is for the Country of
China. Interestingly, this movie does
have an original title. The original
title is, Jin ling shi san chai. The director was Yimou Zhang. The writers were Heng Liu and Geling
Yan. The officially recognized stars of The Flowers of War (2011); were
Christian Bale, Ni Ni and Xinyi Zhang.
The list of the 15 most important cast members is as follows:
- Christian Bale (John Miller).
- Ni Ni (Yu Mo).
- Xinyi Zhang (Shu).
- Tianyuan Huang (George Chen).
- Doudou Zhang (Ling).
- Dawei Tong (Major Li).
- Atsuro Watabe (Colonel Hasegawa).
- Kefan Cao (Mr. Meng).
- Yangchunzi Yuan (Mosquito).
- Jia Sun (Hua).
- Yuemin Li (Dou).
- Bai Xue (Lan).
- Takashi Yamanaka (Lieutenant Asakura).
- Shigeo Kobayashi (Lieutenant Kato).
- Xiting Han (Yi).
The synopsis follows. The
Flowers of War (2011) is a historical drama story, out of the Country of
China. In December, of the year 1937,
the Japanese Army makes a final push into the City of Nanking. A mortician, and an American man, named John
Miller; is in Nanking during this time. Additionally, he is out on the streets,
fighting to survive the take of the city.
Furthermore, he is also lost, and, looking for Winchester Cathedral. John Miller is in Nanking,
because, he was sent there to bury the priest.
This priest has recently died.
Winchester Cathedral, is also, the location of an orphanage. The girls, and one boy, of the orphanage are
also out on the streets; struggling to survive the take of the city. By coincidence, Miller encounters two girls
that were separated from the group. By
further coincidence, Miller begins to speak in English to the girls. One of the girls talks back, in English. A short time later, everyone returns to
Winchester Cathedral. Sometime after
everyone has returned; a group of prostitutes from the nearby brothel, also,
arrives at Winchester Cathedral searching for refuge. Miller, the orphan boy, the orphan girls and
the group of prostitutes become one large group. The war outside becomes their lives inside,
the cathedral. From time to time, the
war enters the walls of Winchester Cathedral, and, it has an impact on their
lives. Director, Yimou Zhang, does an
exceptional job. The story is simple,
but, the events that occur have a lot of depth to them. In other words, Director Zhang, adds a lot of
depth to this movie. The writers do an
equally exceptional job. All of the
characters are well written.
Additionally, the interaction between the adult women, and the girls, is
clever and well written. The officially
recognized stars contribute tremendously.
They would be missed, if they were not chosen. Special recognition is merited to Christian
Bale and Ni Ni, for their respective characters. Overall, The
Flowers of War (2011) earns the rating of 8 out of 10.
The movie narrative of, The Flowers of War (2011), is as
follows. As context for this movie, in
the year 1937, the Japanese Army successfully conquered the Chinese city, Shanghai. The capital, Nanking
is next on the list. In Nanking,
and under a military conquest, ordinary people are struggling and fighting for
survival. Children from a Roman Catholic
Orphanage and Church, are on the streets struggling to survive. A mortician, and an American man, named John
Miller; is in Nanking during this time. Additionally, he is out on the streets,
fighting to survive the take of the city.
Miller is there to bury the Roman Catholic priest who died. The story begins. In December 1937, the Japanese Army
successfully enters the City of Nanking. Furthermore, they bombed for 20 days before,
the final push into the city. The girls
from a Roman Catholic Orphanage, are on the streets running away from Japanese
soldiers. The Japanese soldiers see
Miller on the streets, and, they start to fire their weapons at him. The Japanese soldiers are chasing, and,
killing everyone they see. John Miller
successfully escapes, the Japanese soldiers by hiding with two girls, from the
orphanage. These two girls were
separated from the group. They meet, or
met each other, by coincidence. Miller
starts to talk to them, in English. He
tells them that, he is looking for Winchester Cathedral. One of the girls replies in English that,
they are from Winchester Cathedral.
Miller tells the girls that, he is here to bury Father Ingleman. The Chinese soldiers who remain, start to
fight the Japanese soldiers. The
Japanese soldiers counter the attack with tanks. The Chinese soldiers use suicide bombers, in
order, to counter the tanks. It turns
out that, the group of girls and the one boy, ran in a circle. Additionally, they end up returning to the
cathedral. Miller and the two girls are
already at the cathedral. George shows
Miller, where the body of Father Ingleman, used to be. Apparently, a bomb exploded in the area, and,
the body disappeared. George speaks
English. George and Miller, pass time in
Father Ingleman’s room. George wants
Miller to fix a truck, so that, they can escape the city. Outside the gate doors, a group of
prostitutes attempts to enter the cathedral.
All of the adult women, or prostitutes, are from the same brothel. George answers the knocking on the gate door,
but, he doesn’t let them enter. The
adult women climb the wall instead, and, they open the gate door. The prostitutes are also known as, the women of
the Qin Huai
River. Everyone starts to pass time. Miller and George start to make bread. Yu Mo
is the adult woman, or prostitute, who can speak English. Miller has a romantic interest in Yu
Mo, and, he attempts to seduce her. Miller and Yu
Mo, pass the time in Father Ingleman’s
room. Miller attempts to pay for sex,
but, Yu Mo
refuses. Furthermore, Yu
Mo wants Miller to lead the escape, out of
the city. A Chinese soldier enters with
a wounded soldier. The healthy Chinese
soldier wants his friend, to die in a warm place. The wounded soldier is still alive, and, he
is left there to die with the prostitutes.
Yu Mo
talks to the Chinese soldier, before he leaves the cathedral. Miller sees them talking, and, he feels
jealous. Furthermore, he starts an
incident with Yu Mo;
he grabs her and attempts to kiss her.
The Chinese soldier grabs Miller and throws him down. The Chinese soldier leaves, without further
incident. The girls have a fight, with
the adult women over use of the bathroom.
During the fight, a Japanese sniper kills the girl, who was fighting the
adult woman. The Japanese soldiers,
officially, start a take of the cathedral.
The Japanese soldiers successfully take the cathedral, and, they start
to collect the girls. The adult women and
George, successfully hide. Miller
pretends to be the priest of the cathedral.
Furthermore, he attempts to stop the Japanese soldiers, who are
collecting the girls. It was an
incredibly difficult task to do. The
Japanese kill one more girl, in the process.
Major Li, the Chinese soldier, is still in the area. Additionally, he kills two Japanese soldiers,
who are inside the cathedral. During
this time, Major Li also fights a battle against them. Ultimately, Major Li dies fighting the
Japanese soldiers. Order is restored,
when a Japanese officer arrives. Miller
continues to pretend that, he is a priest.
The Japanese officer tells Miller that, he will return to hear the girls
sing. Miller buries the two girls, who
died. A Chinese man, who is working for
the Japanese, visits his daughter. The
daughter is one of the orphan girls. The
man speaks English, and, he talks to Miller about taking his daughter out of
the city. Additionally, Miller asks for
a list of tools, so that, he can fix a truck that is at the cathedral. Furthermore; the man tells Miller that, a
permit is needed, to be able to, leave the city. Miller and Yu
Mo, pass time talking. Yu Mo
tells Miller that, she was an orphanage girl.
The wounded Chinese soldier, finally dies. Two adult women, Dou and Lan, escape to the
brothel. They left to go get some things
that, they left behind. The adult women
ask Miller, to go find them. There are
Japanese soldiers guarding the entrance to the cathedral. Miller pretends to be a priest, and, he
leaves to look for the women. George
insists, and, he goes following Miller.
On the streets, Miller meets a friend he knows. The man, is now working for the
Japanese. Dou and Lan arrive at the
brothel, and, they find their things. On
the streets, there are Japanese soldiers chasing a group of women. Accidentally, Dou and Lan become part of that
chase. Furthermore, they are chased back
to the brothel. Lan is killed by the
Japanese soldiers. Dou jumps into the
river, in an attempt to escape. Unfortunately,
she is captured by the Japanese soldiers.
Additionally, she is tied to a chair, and, raped by several
soldiers. During one act of rape, Dou
bites the ear of the soldier. The
Japanese soldier, in turn, repeatedly stabs her to death. Miller and George arrive at the brothel. They see everything, and, quickly return to
the cathedral. Mr. Meng, the Chinese
man, returns with the tools that Miller asked for. Additionally, he gives Miller a permit, so
that, he can escape the city.
Furthermore, he tells Miller that, he cannot complete his plan of
escaping the city with his daughter.
Miller and George, fix the truck.
The Japanese officer returns, and, the girls sing for them. Miller pretends to be the priest of the
cathedral. One of the adult women is
seen by the Japanese. The girls pretend
that, she is another girl of the orphanage; who couldn’t participate in the
singing performance. The Japanese
officer tells Miller that, they are taking the girls, the next day. The girls are going to sing at a
celebration. Unfortunately, the adult
woman is counted, as being part of the group.
The adult woman refuses to go, the next day. The time becomes awkward, and, everyone
passes awkward time. The girls attempt
to commit suicide, by jumping off the bell tower. Miller, and the adult women, get there fast
and stop them from jumping. Furthermore,
the adult women tell the girls that, they will go in their place to the
Japanese celebration. Everyone agrees
that, the adult women will replace the girls.
The adult women prepare, and, ready their clothes. Miller cuts, and, prepares their hair. Unfortunately, the group is one girl, or
woman, short. George volunteers to go
dressed as a woman. Miller makes George
a wig, so that, he can go. From this
point forward; the series of events, take the viewer, to the end. Finally; you have to watch, in order to know,
how this movie ends.
The movie narrative of the feature
film, The Flowers of War (2011), ends
with some Hollywood facts. The countries of origin are China
and Hong Kong.
The official languages are Mandarin, English, Japanese and
Shanghainese. There are other notable
release dates. The other notable release
dates are: China,
December 11, 2011 (Beijing,
Premiere); U.S.A.,
January 20, 2012 (Limited
Release) and Germany,
February 13, 2012 (Berlin
International Film Festival). There is
box office data, for this feature film.
The original budget is estimated at, $94 million USD. The opening weekend is for the United
States of America, and, it occurred on January 20, 2012. On its opening weekend, this movie made
$48,558 dollars. This movie is closed in
theaters on July 28, 2012. The gross profits, that are reported, are
$95,000,000 USD. The production
companies are Beijing New Picture Film Co., Edko Films and New Picture
Company. There are several distributors
for this particular movie. Some of the
distributors include the following; E1 Films Canada (Canada), Row 1 Entertainment
(U.S.A.), Wrekin Hill Entertainment (U.S.A.), Falcom Media (Germany),
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment (UK), Lionsgate Home Entertainment (U.S.A.) and
Reel DVD (Australia).
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