The Flowers of War Movie

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Who's Involved:

Christian Bale, Zhang Yimou, Liu Heng, Zhang Weiping

Release Date:

Friday, January 20, 2012 Limited

R   RESTRICTED MPA
strong violence including a sexual assault, disturbing images, and brief strong language
Runtime: N/A
Language: Mandarin, English

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Plot: What's the story about?

The story of China's Nanjing Massacre, which involved Japanese troops killing thousands of Chinese citizens in what was then the nation's capital in 1937. Christian Bale will play an American priest called John who helps a great number of Chinese escape certain death.

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Who stars in The Flowers of War: Cast List

... John

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Who's making The Flowers of War: Crew List

A look at the The Flowers of War behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Zhang Yimou last directed Coming Home and House of Flying Daggers.

Director

Zhang Yimou

Screenwriter

Liu Heng

Producer

Zhang Weiping

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Production: What we know about The Flowers of War?

Key Facts

  1. The film will be shot about 40% in English and the rest in Mandarin Chinese.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2011 - December: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2011 - October: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2011 - January: The film was set to Production  status.
  4. 2010 - December: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Begins shooting the film on January 10.

  5. 2010 - December: The film was set to Announced  status.

The Flowers of War Release Date: When was the film released?


The Flowers of War was a Limited release in 2012 on Friday, January 20, 2012 in around 30 theaters. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Underworld: Awakening, Red Tails and Haywire.

As a Limited release, The Flowers of War will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.

The Flowers of War DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Flowers of War was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 .

Q&A Asked about The Flowers of War

Jun. 7, 2020
What happened to the 13 taken to the Japanese “celebration”?

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